Skye Anne Wallis and Kari O’Brien are charged with the murder of Senior Constable David Masters and are due to face separate trials, according to multiple reports. The women are accused of driving a vehicle that allegedly struck and killed Senior Constable Masters in what the prosecution says was the outcome of an intentional act. Police allege the incident involved a stolen car, and that the women were responsible for using that vehicle in the attack.
The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Brisbane Times report that the matter will proceed with the defendants tried separately rather than together. The charges relate to the death of Senior Constable David Masters, who is described in the reporting by his police rank.
Details of the alleged circumstances surrounding the crash or collision, including timing, location and evidence, are not provided in the excerpts supplied. The reports agree on the identity of the accused and the core allegation that the women used a vehicle—police say stolen—to kill Senior Constable Masters, with separate trials set to determine their respective cases.
