Woman charged with murder over Daisy Hill crash with pedestrian

A woman charged with murder after a crash south of Brisbane has been named as the case was mentioned in court this morning.

A woman charged with murder after a crash south of Brisbane has been named as the case was mentioned in court this morning.

Kiesha Thompson, 23 died in hospital after she was struck by a four-wheel drive on Allamanda Drive, Daisy Hill, minutes after she had dropped her daughter at daycare on Friday.

Police will allege that the incident was not an accident and that the young mother who later died had been targeted.

Larissa Rita Mae-Leigh Sant, 24, has been charged with one count of murder after an alleged hit-and-run in Daisy Hill last Friday.

The Goodna woman was arrested in Yamanto on Saturday.

The matter was mentioned in Ipswich Magistrates Court on Monday without her appearance.

Her lawyer did not apply for bail.

Acting magistrate Paul Byrne adjourned her matter to July 31 in Beenleigh Magistrates Court.

He ordered the defendant to be remanded in custody.

Close friends of Ms Thompson told The Courier-Mail she was “a force to be reckoned with” and “the world’s not going to be the same without her”.

A floral tribute left where a young mum was allegedly hit and killed by a Toyota Prado.

On Monday morning, floral tributes were being left at the scene, with one attached to a sign post reading “With love and deepest sympathy from your community at Unveiling Poppy”. It is understood Unveiling Poppy is a florist located at a nearby shopping centre.

Police allege a Toyota Prado struck the woman and then left the scene.

Detective Inspector Chris Knight said police performed a number of searches on Saturday, including at Goodna in Ipswich where a Prado was seized.

Rose St and Allamanda Drive at Daisy Hill, where police allege a pedestrian, who later died, was deliberately struck.

A 24-year-old woman was charged with one count of murder and is expected to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on Monday.

“We will allege that event was not in fact an accident and that lady who lost her life was in fact targeted by another individual,” he said.

“We recovered a silver Toyota Prado motor vehicle that we (allege) at this stage was the vehicle involved in that (alleged) traffic collision.

“We will allege the vehicle (allegedly) involved in the incident had been in that area for an extended period of time.”

A white bus had also passed about 8.50am on Friday.

Police are appealing for the bus driver or the company to come forward to assist police with their investigation, because there was no signage on the car.

Detective Inspector Chris Knight said police allege the pedestrian was “targeted”. Picture: File photo/Liam Kidston

They are also urging anyone with dashcam footage around Allamanda Drive between 6am to 9.30am Friday to come forward.

“The car that was recovered is now secured in a forensic facility, there is visible damage to that car that we will get our forensic experts to explore comparisons between the damage of that vehicle and evidence that was recovered from the impact site,” he said.

“Because there were broken lenses, lights off the car etc.”

Daisy Hill residents Craig Notaro and his daughter Chelsea ran out the front of their Allamanda Drive home after they heard a “thud” sound.

“I thought it had come further down street but as soon as I walked outside I saw the car and her just lying on the street,” Mr Notaro said.

“All her belongings were all over the road, her bag, her water bottle was on the other side of the road.

Police are appealing for the driver of a bus seen in the area at the time of the alleged incident to come forward to assist in the investigation. Picture: Queensland Police Service

“I ran to go get a defibrillator from the gym down the road but then the ambulance arrived and took over.”

Detective Inspector Knight said the young lady who lost her life was a mother.

“It is a gross understatement to say anything other than that family is deeply traumatised,” he said.

Neighbours of Ms Thompson said she was a devoted mother.

“She was welcoming to everyone she always did everything she could to make her feel welcome,” a close friend said.

“She really is the last person in the world who deserves something like this.

“We are wrapping our minds around it.”

A cafe owner near the daycare where Ms Thompson’s daughter attended said the incident was “incredibly shocking” for the community.

“I saw the commotion, but it was just more concern because everyone is so tight knit around here - it’s a really tight knit community,” she said.

“It’s just very sad and very tragic.”

She said she knew several of the employees of the daycare, but they had not been by the cafe on Monday.

“I spoke to a couple of locals who live in the area this morning and they were more sort of shocked … we wouldn’t think anything like that would happen here and intentionally is a bit scary,” she said.

Daisy Hill resident Cheryl, who only wished to be identified by first name, laid flowers by the scene on Monday afternoon to pay tribute to the young mum.

“I just saw it in the news and my daughter’s 23 as well, so it’s just a bit shocking,” she said.

“Considering I come past here every day to go to work or the shops, it just brings it home.”

Cheryl said Daisy Hill was a “lovely place to live”, especially for families and it was surprising to hear of something so tragic happening in “your backyard”.

“I’ve lived here 20 years… there’s lots of families here and you know your neighbours,” she said.

“I just feel for the family.”

Local IGA employees said they had seen Ms Thompson in store before, but it had been very quiet since the incident.

They said many members of the community on Monday had been vocal about their shock and fear something could happen in their neighbourhood.

Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Tire marks where the incident took place.