Woman accused of causing fatal car crash heckled outside court

Supporters of the alleged victim, killed in a car crash, yelled at the accused as she entered a Perth court.

Supporters of Abbey Sheriff made their intentions clear outside court.

A woman, accused of causing a fatal car crash while high on a cocktail of drugs has been jeered and yelled at as she entered a Perth court.

Evie Butterworth, 29, was allegedly under the influence of cocaine, cannabis, and methamphetamine when her Nissan Maxima collided with Abbey Sheriff’s Nissan X-Trail on a Kwinana Freeway on-ramp through the southern Perth suburb of Baldivis on January 11.

The crash caused Ms Sheriff’s vehicle to roll several times, causing her horrific injuries, and she died at the scene.

Dozens of the supporters were wearing these shirts, with a picture of the 21-year-old and ‘JUSTICE FOR ABBEY’ emblazoned above.

Evie Butterworth, 29, was allegedly high on a cocktail of drugs when she caused the death of Abbey Sheriff on January 11.

Ms Butterworth was heckled as she entered Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Wednesday, with dozens of supporters of Ms Sheriff wearing T-shirts featuring a picture of the woman along with the slogan “JUSTICE FOR ABBEY”.

On the back, just at the neckline, the shirts read “FOREVER 21” – the age Ms Sheriff was when she was killed.

Ms Butterworth – flanked by family and wearing a black skirt, dark blouse, a black face mask and dark sunglasses – hurried into the court building as the crowd chanted “What do we want? Justice for Abbey! When do we want it? Now!”

Family and supporters of Ms Sheriff outside Perth's Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Ms Butterworth has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and manslaughter.

Her lawyer sought to have one of her bail conditions, regarding a curfew, removed, with a letter from her psychiatrist to back up the request.

The prosecution disagreed, and her bail was renewed with the same conditions.

The case was adjourned until April 26.