Woman charged with murder after pedestrian ‘deliberately drove at and struck’: police

A woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly “deliberately drove at and struck” a young mother known to her in broad daylight.

A woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly deliberately ran down and killed a woman she knew just moments after she had dropped off her daughter at daycare police said

Queensland Police allege the 23-year-old – who was known to the driver — was struck by a silver Toyota Prado about 9am on Friday while on a footpath in the Logan suburb of Daisy Hill, 24km south of Brisbane.

The woman was rushed to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition, but died in hospital that afternoon.

Police allege the driver was known to the pedestrian and “deliberately drove at and struck” the woman before later fleeing the scene.

Police are calling for the driver and passengers to come forward following an unrelated fatal crash. Picture: QLD Police

The bus is believed to have been in the area about 8.50am. Picture: QLD Police

Detective Inspector Chris Knight said the charge followed developments in the investigation on Friday when the Homicide investigation unit became involved.

“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,” Detective Inspector Knight said.

“The young lady who lost her life was a mother, she had dropped her daughter off at daycare.

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

A 24-year-old Goodna woman was later taken into custody after officers seized a silver Prado from a home in the Ipswich suburb on Saturday.

The woman has since been charged with one count of murder and is expected to appear before Ipswich Magistrates Court on Monday.

Police also reissued an appeal for witness to come forward, in particular the driver or passengers of a bus on Allamanda Dr that morning.