Racheal Anne Collyer on multiple charges linked to alleged stolen car fatal
A woman linked to an alleged stolen car fatal crash in Brisbane’s north made a post hours after the horrific incident saying sorry to the victim’s family.
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A woman linked to an alleged stolen car fatal crash in Brisbane’s north made a post hours after the horrific incident saying sorry to the victim’s family.
Rosemary Franzidis, 69, was killed on Thursday when police allege a teenager crashed a stolen Audi into her car at Murrumba Downs on November 7, before slamming into an unmarked police car.
The boy was arrested and charged with manslaughter, while others in a stolen Holden Barina police allege was involved in multiple attempted robberies leading up to the theft of the Audi left the scene.
One of those people, Racheal Anne Collyer, 35, was arrested and charged by police on Sunday on allegations she threatened two women with a replica firearm and tried to rob them on the morning of the crash.
She was remanded in custody at Caboolture Magistrates Court on Monday, but not before she made a shocking social media post on November 8 saying sorry to Mrs Franzidis’ family.
And just hours after the crash, Collyer changed her cover photo on Facebook to a photo taken from inside a car driving over a bridge in Brisbane.
“Sending my condolences to those grieving,” she wrote.
The Holden Barina allegedly linked to the teen and others was found by police on Friday and examined by forensic specialists.
Police allege the Barina was stolen from a property at Northgate in Brisbane sometime between November 6 and 7.
It will further be alleged that around 7.45am on Thursday Collyer attempted to steal a vehicle on Endeavour Esplanade at Newport by threatening the female driver with what appeared to be a gun.
Police allege the female driver was assaulted by the woman before bystanders intervened, and the woman left the scene in the stolen Barina.
A short time later, just after 8am, occupants inside the Barina allegedly threatened another woman with a firearm and tried to steal a handbag, before they were interrupted and left the scene.
About 9.30am, occupants of the Barina arrived at a Dohles Rocks Road address in Griffin, where the 16-year-old boy allegedly exited the vehicle, threatened a woman with a firearm and stole the blue Audi that was later involved in the fatal crash at Murrumba Downs.
Collyer has been charged with nine offences, including robbery with violence, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted robbery and multiple breaches of bail.
Magistrate Kurt Fowler adjourned Collyer’s case until November 13.
No application for bail was made.
The 16-year-old boy’s case is before the courts.
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