David Stemler death: Pregnant Rhylee Stig looks like the girl next door. She’s been charged with a gruesome murder in Canterbury, Sydney’s west
- David Stemler was shot and killed around 2 a.m. on July 27
- A pregnant woman has now been charged with murder
- Rhylee Stig, 23, has been refused bail and remains in custody
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Expectant mother Rhylee Peta Stig, 23, appears to be the quintessential girl next door in photos on social media: the blonde woman with a beautiful white smile.
But NSW Police allege the 23-year-old former Hunter Valley schoolgirl is also a killer embroiled in Sydney’s deadly gang war.
Stig was charged on Thursday over the alleged murder of Ferenc ‘David’ Stemler, 28, who was shot at the front of his home in Canterbury, in Sydney’s west.
In gruesome scenes on July 27, Stemler’s tattooed body was pictured, riddled with bullets, lying in the middle of the road as schoolchildren walked by that morning.
Court documents obtained by Daily Mail Australia show Ms Stig has been charged with Stemler’s murder between 1.55am and 2am that day.
Rhylee Peta Stig, 23 (above) has been charged with the execution murder of David Stemler in Canterbury in Sydney’s west last July and is in custody
Ferenc ‘David’ Stemler (above) was shot at the front of his rental home in Canterbury, Sydney’s west
Schoolchildren were forced to walk past the grisly scene
It’s unclear who police will allege pulled the trigger on Stemler. His death came after he met two men outside his rental home on Broughton St.
Ms Stig – from a close-knit East Maitland family – was arrested at her home in Wetherill Park at 7.02am on Wednesday.
She was refused bail by police and was again refused bail by Fairfield Local Court over the alleged murder in Sydney’s south-west last July.
Police said Ms. Stig “has not demonstrated any reason why detention is not justified.”
A 27-year-old man, who has not been named, was also arrested at Parklea Prison.
He was also expected to be charged with murder.
NSW Police released video of Stig during her arrest on Wednesday
The pregnant woman was denied bail when she appeared in court. She will remain behind bars until at least mid-April unless she applies for bail
Stig has been charged with murder
Stemler, who was heavily tattooed, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics but died.
Local police, with assistance from the State Crime Command’s homicide unit, launched an investigation before the case was dealt with by Task Force Magnus under Strike Force Murrell.
Task Force Magnus was established in July as a policing strategy to tackle and disrupt gun-related and violent crime, and to investigate links between recent organized criminal activity in Sydney.
Deputy Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said the arrests were of major importance to the State Crime Command’s Task Force Magnus.
“Further to this morning’s resolution, we can now say that an arrest has been made in every homicide investigated by Task Force Magnus,” said Deputy Commissioner Fitzgerald.
“While the work is never truly done, this is a tremendous achievement for our Command, which was given the difficult task of disrupting the brutal violence we saw unfold in our streets.
“Task Force Magnus has complemented their range of capabilities with both proactive and reactive teams, to not only target perpetrators, but also prevent more acts of violence on our streets.
“The safety of our wider community is – and always will be – our number one priority, and the people of NSW our motivation to come up with such a significant response; one that has clearly had remarkable success.”
The investigation, led by Strike Force Murrell, continues.
Stemler was shot dead in Broughton Street, Canterbury (above) at 2am after encountering two men in what is believed to be part of a bloody gangland war