Police have charged two people over the alleged theft and subsequent fraudulent use of property taken from a fatal motor vehicle crash scene at North Gosford earlier this month, NSW Police say.
The crash happened at the intersection of the Pacific Highway and Dwyer Street about 6am on Saturday 3 September 2016, after a Holden Commodore and a Mitsubishi Mirage collided.
The driver of the Mirage, a 62-year-old woman, suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Gosford Hospital before being airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital where she later died.
A 20-year-old woman was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death, and drive while suspended. That matter remains before the court.
Subsequently Brisbane Water Local Area Command Police were alerted to numerous transactions being conducted on the woman’s bank accounts after her death.
Police will allege that the woman’s handbag was removed from the crash scene during the emergency response and taken to a nearby residence where credit cards and cash were stolen. The handbag was then returned to the crash site.
Police will allege that the cards were used on numerous occasions to purchase food, cigarettes, alcohol and a fishing rod from local businesses. When the frauds were discovered the cards were cancelled by relatives.
Shortly after 11.30am today, investigators arrested a 42-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman at Gosford Railway Station.
They were taken to Gosford Police Station and the man was charged with 15 offences including dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception (x 10), assault, intimidation and outstanding warrants (x 3).
He has been refused bail to appear at Gosford Local Court tomorrow.
The woman was charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception (x 5) and larceny.
She has been granted conditional bail to appear at Gosford Local Court on Tuesday 27 September 2016.
