A series of frantic phone calls on day mum allegedly murdered revealed in court

A series of frantic phone calls and text messages on the day Colleen Rebelo was allegedly murdered by her son have been revealed in court.

A series of frantic text messages and phone calls between Colleen Rebelo’s children and influencer Grace Piscopo have been revealed in court where her son Andre is standing trial for her murder.

The phone records were from the day Ms Rebelo was allegedly murdered by her son Andre Zachary Rebelo in her Bicton home. He has pleaded not guilty to his mother’s murder.

The records revealed his then defacto Ms Piscopo sent him a series of angry text messages and attempted to phone him several times over a period of 20 minutes on the morning Ms Rebelo was allegedly killed.

“ANDWRR YOUR F. KING PHOME,” “WHERR ARE YOU”, “Omg I swear to god Andre,” “Do you not have a phone??? What is wrong with you,” some of the messages read.

“Answer for f..k sake,” and “I’m fuming at you I’m so angry”.”

After a 90 second phone call between Mr Rebelo and Ms Piscopo, the alleged killer texts his mum at 12.38pm asking if she was free to watch his son that day or the next.

Model Grace Piscopo with her former defacto Andre Rebelo who is accused of killing his mother for money. Picture: Instagram

About 90 minutes later, Mr Rebelo texts his brother Fabian at 2.08pm saying, “Yo there’s a bag of my old clothes in the hallway for you dropped them off this morning in case Mum didn’t see them.”

Fabian responded to his brother Andre saying, “Easy cheers.”

Fabian tried to call his mother 13 times that afternoon when she failed to pick him up after his shift at a local supermarket, then tried to call his sister Monique.

She attempted to phone her mother a minute later but she doesn’t answer the phone.

Monique texts her mum asking, “Are you all good? Kayla trying to contact you to get her bags.”

From 2.21pm there are a series of text messages between Monique and Fabian about whether they have been able to contact their mother.

About 20 minutes later Fabian tried to call Monique then texts her: “It’s bad theres ablunance here,” and “Can you come home.”

Fabian Rebelo tried to call his mother about 13 times before he found his mother dead in their home. Picture Facebook

Fabian tried to call Andre then texts him, “C. t answer please mum is dead,” and “Please c. t come home.”

From 3.05pm Monique texts Andre, “Have you answered Fabian’s calls DO IT NOW COME RIG NOW TO MUMS NOW,” “NOWW” and “NOW.”

The court was also told a signal between the mobile phone of Mr Rebelo and an Optus cell tower pointed in the direction of his mother’s home on the day she was found dead in her shower.

Optus senior technical specialist Raymond Chang gave evidence in Andre Zachary Rebelo’s murder trial showing the court maps between the accused’s mobile phone signal and Optus base stations on the day his mother died.

One map produced by WA Police showed a signal from an Optus base station in Mosman Park pointing at Ms Rebelo’s home address across the Swan River in Bicton.

State Prosecutor Brett Tooker showed the court maps of mobile phone signals and base stations from Andre Rebelo’s mobile phone on the day his mother was found dead in her Bicton home. Picture: NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

State prosecutor Brett Tooker asked Mr Chang if it would be possible for a signal from a base station on the other side of the Swan River to reach the Bicton home, he said yes.

He told the court it was also possible for a mobile phone to use different base stations while they were inside the same property over an hour if a person moved from room to room.

A police investigation revealed Mr Rebelo set up three life insurance policies against his mother in the week before she died, then started the claims process days after his mother’s death.

One of the insurers suspected the claim was fraudulent and reported it to police.

Defence lawyer David Jones questioned the Optus technician about the movement of Mr Rebelo’s phone on the morning his mother died. Picture: NewsWire / Ross Swanborough.

The court was told Mr Rebelo submitted falsified documents to one of the insurers to expedite the claims process including a forged copy of his mother’s last will and testament, a fake copy of a medical report from his mother’s psychologist and a fake copy of a coroner’s report into her death.

Mr Rebelo pleaded guilty to four counts of forgery but has maintained he did not kill his mother.

During the trial, the court was told that Mr Rebelo portrayed a glamorous lifestyle with his de facto, model Grace Piscopo, on social media that was funded by credit cards and personal loans.

The court was told that Ms Piscopo was a successful model and social media influencer, but Mr Rebelo had lived beyond his means and was struggling to repay financial obligations.

Ms Piscopo is not accused of any wrongdoing.

Andre Zachary Rebelo, who has a child with model Gracie Piscopo, has been charged with murdering his mother in 2020. Picture: Instagram

A police investigation led to Mr Rebelo being charged for forgery offences in October 20, 2020.

He declared bankruptcy on March 31, 2022, and was arrested for his mother’s murder on November 22, 2022.

The prosecution has argued Mr Rebelo’s debts led him to take out three life insurance policies against his mother.

State prosecutor Brett Tooker told the court that when money started coming out of Mr Rebelo’s account to pay for the premiums he had to act, which is why he killed his mother five days later.

While Ms Rebelo’s death was sudden and unexpected, it was not treated as suspicious by first responders who attended her home, the court was told.

Colleen Rebelo cause of death was never determined by authorities.

Her cause of death has never been determined despite auxiliary testing being performed at her autopsy.

Medical experts including Ms Rebelo’s GP Niall Barrett and endocrinologist Timothy Welborn both gave evidence in the trial, telling the court that Ms Rebelo was healthy when she died.

Both witnesses said it was unlikely Ms Rebelo died suddenly from medical conditions she had been living with at the time of her death.

Forensic pathologist Reimar Junkerstorff performed Ms Rebelo’s autopsy and told the court that he could not rule out Ms Rebelo dying from asphyxiation or being smothered.

Mr Rebelo’s defence team argued that traces of focal subendocardial interstitial fibrosis found on Ms Rebelo’s heart meant she could have died from cardiac arrhythmia, causing her to collapse and die suddenly.

The trial continues.