A mother-to-be’s ‘baby daddy’ has been charged with the same alleged underworld murder that her pregnant partner was accused of two months ago.
Michael Tuite, 30, was arrested behind bars at Sydney’s Silverwater Prison and charged with the alleged shooting death of David Stemler, whose heavily tattooed body was abandoned on a public street near a school in Sydney’s west last year. past.
Tuite’s partner, Rhylee Stig, 23, is due to give birth to their child in May, but has also been charged with the same murder, along with a third defendant, Sione Langi, 27.
Langi and Stig were arrested and charged in February, when she was refused bail, and she has been locked up, just meters from Tuite, in Silverwater women’s prison, while seven months pregnant.
The former Hunter Valley schoolgirl worked as a Services and Programs Officer at Wellington Correctional Center before leaving NSW Correctional Services amid allegations she was having a romantic relationship with an inmate.
Stig has been behind bars since police denied her bail after being charged with murder following her arrest at his Wetherill Park home on February 21.
However, on Friday, Stig successfully applied for bail in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
Rhylee Peta Stig, 23 (above), was charged with the murder and execution of David Stemler in Canterbury, western Sydney, last July and has been jailed for five weeks, but is now seeking bail ahead of the imminent birth of your baby.
Because of her pregnancy, she was not handcuffed when detectives first detained her.
NSW Police video shows the heavily pregnant Stig being led to a police car before being taken to Fairfield police station and charged with Mr Stemler’s murder.
Ferenc ‘David’ Stemler, 28, was allegedly shot dead outside his home in Canterbury, western Sydney, last year amid Sydney’s deadly gangland war.
Before being charged with Stemler’s murder, Tuite had been in custody for a shooting that occurred on August 13 of last year in Fairfield Heights.
NSW Police Task Force Magnus alleges he fired a single shot from inside a car as the alleged 20-year-old victim approached him.
He was charged in that matter with shooting with intent to murder and discharging a firearm in or near a public place.
Michael Tuite, 30, was arrested behind bars at Sydney’s Silverwater Prison and charged with the alleged shooting death of David Stemler.
New South Wales Police released a video of Stig during his arrest last month and the pregnant defendant has been in prison since – but now that her baby is about to be born, she is applying for bail.
Detectives allege Stemler was shot dead as he approached a white Commodore Broughton street in Canterbury between 1.55am and 2am on July 27, 2023.
Police allege Tuite was in the Commodore when Stemler approached.
Stemler was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics but died.
In shocking scenes on the morning of July 27 last year, his tattooed and bloodied body remained clearly visible lying in the middle of the road as children drove by in their school uniforms.
Ferenc ‘David’ Stemler (above) was allegedly shot dead outside his rental home in Canterbury, western Sydney.
Last week, police released CCTV relating to Stemler’s death showing a white Lexus, allegedly stolen in July last year, arriving at a Casula Central car park at around 10.25pm ​​on July 18, 2023.
Police believe the driver of the Lexus was allegedly waiting for the planned shooting, who was seen being “checked” by a black hatchback on July 20 and again by a dark-colored hatchback on July 24.
It is unclear who police will allege pulled the trigger on Stemler. His death occurred after encountering two men outside his rental home on Broughton St.
Local police, assisted by the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, began investigations before Task Force Magnus under Strike Force Murrell took charge of the matter.
Task Force Magnus was established in July as a policing strategy to target and disrupt violent and firearms crime, and to investigate links between recent organized criminal activity in Sydney.
Deputy Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said the arrests were important to the State Crime Command’s Magnus Task Force.
Michael Tuite is in custody accused of allegedly shooting David Stemler
Rhylee Stig has been charged with the alleged shooting death of David Stemler in western Sydney last year, and her partner, whose child she is expecting, has now also been charged.
Rhylee Stig was denied bail after her arrest (above) and will now give birth to her co-accused’s baby in May.
‘While the job is never truly done, this is a great feat for our Command, who was assigned the difficult task of breaking the circuit of brazen violence that we saw unfold on our streets.
‘Task Force Magnus complemented its capabilities set with both proactive and reactive teams, not only to target criminals, but also to prevent further acts of violence on our streets.
‘The safety of our wider community has been, and always will be, our number one priority, and the people of New South Wales our motivation to put together such a significant response; one that has evidently had notable success.
Investigations under the direction of Strike Force Murrell continue.
Michael Tuite is arrested for the alleged murder of David Stemler, now making him the co-defendant of his pregnant partner, Rhylee Stig.