A woman accused of arranging a rideshare for a gunman following a shooting incident at a residence has been granted bail. The court determined she poses no threat to the community’s safety.
Terleaha Williams-Oliver, aged 20, is alleged to have been involved in a coordinated criminal effort to discharge a semiautomatic weapon at a family home located in the western suburbs of Sydney. Authorities suspect this was a deliberate attack.
Steven Mate, 30, and Christopher Leonard, 31, are accused of driving past the Mount Druitt residence in a dark-colored hatchback in May 2025, as part of the assault.
According to messages exchanged among the three accused, the plan was to “go there, spray it, drive for a bit and get out.”
Mate is alleged to have briefly stopped the vehicle outside the home and fired 26 shots into the property. Additional gunfire hit the building as the vehicle sped away.
Remarkably, despite seven adults and four children being present inside the home, no injuries were reported.
More alleged details of the public place shooting emerged today as Williams-Oliver made a bid for bail in the NSW Supreme Court.
The 20-year-old woman is accused of booking a rideshare for one of her co-accused after the shooting.
Prosecutors claim she was part of the plan to target the boyfriend of one of the home’s occupants.
She was arrested and placed on remand in December, facing charges of firing a firearm into a dwelling place, participating in a criminal group and possessing an unregistered firearm.
Justice Sarah Huggett granted bail today after Williams-Oliver was approved for a drug rehabilitation program on the NSW Central Coast.
Prosecutor Ben Edye did not oppose her release.
The 20-year-old had experienced prior trauma, been diagnosed with psychological and psychiatric issues, and was a vulnerable person in custody due to her First Nations status, the judge said.
The strict conditions of the 12-week rehab program plus additional bail conditions imposed by the court meant Williams-Oliver would not reoffend or pose a risk to the community, Justice Huggett added.
After she is released from Dillwynia Prison tomorrow, she will have to immediately attend the rehab centre.
She has also been barred from drinking alcohol or taking illicit drugs while on bail.
All three co-accused will next appear at Penrith Local Court on May 8.
