Death of Heidi Riding: Sad reason why a teenage girl who died in a horror crash in Toowoomba had to be buried in secret

The devastated family of a teenage girl who died in a horror crash claim they were forced to bury her in secret because trolls threatened to disrupt her funeral.

Heidi Riding, 18, was in the passenger seat of a stolen silver Holden Commodore in the early hours of July 14 when it veered off the road and crashed into trees in the Newtown Toowoomba suburb of Toowoomba, southern Queensland.

She died instantly. The alleged driver, 19-year-old Kyaharlem Hazard, is in police custody on charges of manslaughter.

But Ms Riding’s family said they were forced to keep the date and location of her funeral a secret after receiving hundreds of vicious messages, including threats.

One post labeled Heidi a “little degenerate scum who did nothing for society but destroy other people’s property and waste hard-working taxpayers’ money.”

They added, “The world is a better place without her.”

An example of the vile abuse the family endured in the aftermath of Heidi’s death

Her father Shane Riding acknowledged she wasn’t perfect, but begged the trolls to stop.

“We want to apologize to everyone affected by Heidi’s actions. She wasn’t perfect, but we love her dearly,” Mr Riding told the newspaper. Toowoomba Chronicle.

It is the third child that the heartbroken father has to bury.

Heidi was buried on Monday, July 31, a few feet away from her little brother who died at birth, and her 28-year-old brother who died of a medical condition.

“I go to bed crying and I wake up crying,” said Mr Riding.

“The trolls got what they wanted, all they have to do is look at her grave – she’s dead in the ground. We just want it to stop.’

Heidi’s twin sister, Tamika, told their father that she lost half her soul when Heidi was killed and has vowed never to celebrate a birthday again.

“Heidi was one of a kind, she was someone no matter what happened in her life, she would help you first time and time again and that’s where a lot of her problems came from,” Tamika wrote.

Tamika claimed her twin brother had been “failed” by the justice system and a GoFundMe set up to fight for justice has raised nearly $2,000 so far.

The alleged driver of the stolen silver Holden Commodore (pictured), 19-year-old Kyaharlem Hazard, is in police custody and charged with manslaughter

A burning motorbike (pictured) was thrown 20 meters across the road in the crash that killed Mrs Riding

But a rival GoFundMe has been set up by the alleged owner of the stolen Commodore Heidi died in, claiming that all of her worldly possessions were lost.

“As much as the poor thing that lost her life didn’t deserve it, my life too has been turned upside down and ruined by criminals who decided they should take my car for a joyride,” the fund’s organizer wrote.

It has raised almost $2,000 so far. Daily Mail Australia has been unable to establish the veracity of the promoter’s claims.

Mrs. Riding’s short life was touched by tragedy.

In addition to the death of her two siblings, she lost the “love of her life” in a terrifyingly similar crash eight months ago.

Her partner Jemmah Lorrain Cole-Crighton, 24, died when an allegedly stolen car she was traveling in crashed into a tree.

The fiery crash occurred on the Warrego Highway near Helidon in the Lockyer Valley region, just 20 km from Toowoomba, on January 13.

Ms Cole-Crighton suffered burns to 95 per cent of her body after the 2009 Toyota Camry she was in crashed into a tree and caught fire.

Mrs Riding had lost her partner Jemmah Lorrain Cole-Crighton (pictured), 24, in eerily similar circumstances when an allegedly stolen car she was traveling in crashed into a tree

She was airlifted to Royal Brisbane and the Women’s Hospital but died a short time later.

said Heidi’s father his family was well aware of the crime plaguing the area and called for more to be done to get children off the streets.

“Too many children are dying,” he said.

“We need to find a way to get into the hearts of these troubled children before it’s too late.

“I would tell these kids to just stop — the game is up.

“Heidi wouldn’t want them stealing cars, and she wouldn’t want anyone else to die.”