Australian influencer who allegedly killed his mother for money was bankrupt months before arrest, court told Andre Rebelo is on trial for allegedly killing his mother four years ago Court told he had declared bankruptcy after her death READ MORE: Chilling new theory emerges about how a mother-of-four was allegedly murdered by her crypto influencer son without leaving a mark By Emma Kirk For Nca Newswire Published: 22:48 EDT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 23:06 EDT, 29 October 2024 e-mail A man accused of killing his mother to gain money from life insurance policies he set up against her had declared bankruptcy after her death, a court has been told. The WA Supreme Court was told Andre Zachary Rebelo portrayed a life of luxury with his model defacto Grace Piscopo on social media, but the prosecution argued he was in debt trying to fund a 'plastic' lifestyle on credit cards and personal loans. Rebelo is on trial for the murder of his mother Colleen Rebelo who was found dead in her Bicton home on May 25, 2020.
He has pleaded not guilty. He allegedly took out three life insurance policies against his mother in the week before she died then started the claims process to access the premiums days after she died. He pursued one of the claims worth $500,000 submitting forged documents to expedite the payout from the insurer.
The court was told the insurer suspected the claim was fraudulent and reported it to police. The jury heard Mr Rebelo pleaded guilty to fraud, but denied killing hi.
