Adelaide Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Over Alleged Northern Suburbs Hit-and-Run
A 22-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to murder in the Adelaide Magistrates Court over an alleged fatal hit-run in Hillier. She is set to face a trial in South Australia's Supreme Court later this year.
A Stockport woman has been ordered to stand trial in South Australia's Supreme Court after entering a plea of not guilty to the murder of a 25-year-old man.
Hayley Catherine McCarthy-Long, 22, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today where she pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, endangering life, and leaving the scene of an accident.
The prosecution alleges that Ms McCarthy-Long struck and killed Daniel Harrison, a father from Andrews Farm, with a vehicle in the northern Adelaide suburb of Hillier on November 11, 2025. Ms McCarthy-Long's initial charge of causing death by dangerous driving was upgraded to murder earlier in the year.
Family Speaks of Devastating Loss
Outside the courtroom on Wednesday, the victim's younger sister, Kashaya Harrison, spoke about her brother, whom she referred to by his nickname, 'DJ'. She expressed that her brother "deserved to make it home".
"DJ was a loving [and] caring son, father, brother, cousin, nephew, friend … he would give you anything even if he had nothing." Ms Harrison said, adding that the family has been "all over the place" since his passing. "We're left carrying a pain that never leaves," she stated.
Defence and Court Hearing History
In previous court appearances, defence lawyer Stacey Carter stated that her client was one of four young women in a vehicle that had been targeted by a group of men, including Mr Harrison.
"My client was in a vehicle when her vehicle was being attacked quite savagely by the deceased," Ms Carter previously told the Adelaide Magistrates Court. She also detailed that "My client was in a vehicle with four young girls — one of them being a minor — and there are men all around these vehicles with weapons, bats, machetes and poles."
The court has previously been informed that police are reviewing local CCTV footage. There is also reportedly evidence suggesting that the crash was not a spontaneous incident, and that two separate groups had gathered at the scene. Prosecutor Stamatina Halikias had earlier requested time for police to "make further investigations" to find a video recorded from inside the vehicle during the confrontation.
Ms McCarthy-Long is scheduled to be arraigned in the Supreme Court of South Australia later this year.