Second teen charged with Mercedes theft that left three people dead and another seriously injured in horror attack – as 13-year-old alleged driver is denied bail
- Three women were killed in a three-car accident on Sunday
- Bundaberg teen, 13, charged with causing crash
- Second teen, 13, charged with helping steal the car he was driving
A second teenager has been charged with the theft of a luxury car that was later involved in a fatal accident in Queensland that claimed three lives.
Police allege the Mercedes-Benz was stolen from a home in Queensland’s Maryborough on Sunday before being involved in the horrific collision that left three women dead.
Nurse Sheree Robertson, 52, Kelsie Davies, 17, and Pastor Michale Chandler, 29, were all killed.
A fourth woman, Kaylah Behrens, 23, who was in the car with Ms Davies and Ms Chandler, survived the impact but remains in critical condition.
Three people died in a horror crash that charged a teenager with stealing a Mercedes Benz. The scene is depicted
A GoFundMe for the four women’s families has raised more than $59,000 (pictured, flowers left at the crash site on Tuesday)
The alleged driver – a 13-year-old boy from Bundaberg – has been denied bail on three counts of dangerous driving resulting in death.
Police say a second teenager, also 13, helped steal the car but was not in the vehicle at the time of the fatal accident.
The Maryborough teen is expected to appear in court later this month on charges including unlawful use of a motor vehicle and possession of dangerous drugs.
Police have found no evidence that a passenger ran away from the allegedly stolen Mercedes-Benz after the crash.
It is alleged that the Mercedes-Benz was stolen at 8.40pm on Sunday from a home on Dalhousie Street, 1.6 miles from the crash site.
CCTV footage showed two hooded figures taking the car with them.
Police believe the car then drove around Maryborough and Hervey Bay before colliding with a Holden traveling south on Saltwater Creek Road at around 10:45 p.m.
The force of the crash then sent the Holden into a Mazda traveling in the opposite direction.
Former Riverside Christian College student Kelsie Davies, 17, and Reach Church pastor Michale Chandler, 29, were in the Holden and died in the crash.
Kaylah Behrens, 23, was the third person to travel in the Holden and was left badly injured. As of Tuesday morning, she was still in critical condition.
Maryborough Hospital nurse Sheree Robertson (above) was driving home after her shift in the Mazda and was killed in Sunday’s accident
Former Riverside Christian College student Kelsie Davies (left) and Reach Church pastor Michale Chandler (right) traveled in the Holden and died in the crash
Maryborough Hospital nurse Sheree Robertson, 52, was driving home after her shift in the Mazda and was killed.
a GoFundMe by Reach Church had raised $59,213 for the four women’s families by Thursday afternoon, including a $4,000 donation from another local church.
The 13-year-old indicted driver was treated for minor injuries to his feet following the horror crash before being taken into custody at Maryborough guard house.
The tragedy has sparked widespread outrage in the community as the state government continues to champion the response to juvenile delinquency.
Currently, Australian children between the ages of 10 and 14 are subject to criminal law as long as it can be proven that they were capable of understanding their actions.
However, a 2020 report from the Permanent Council of Attorneys General found that children under the age of 14 do not have this capacity and thus should not be punished under the same laws as those who do – meaning they are not criminally responsible.
Kaylah Behrens (right) remains in critical condition after the Holden she was traveling in was hit by the supposedly stolen Mercedes