The next morning, Sinclair told a friend about Mr Riley's overdose and whispered she had to 'drop' his body somewhere. 'It is likely Mr Riley passed away as a result of the drug overdose within tens of minutes from the time he administered the drugs,' Ms Friedewald said. Mr Riley was left in the back of her car until the next morning, the court was told. Instead, Sinclair picked up the man in another part of town and parked her car at his house - leaving in another vehicle later that night.

'(The supplier) was worried Mr Riley might talk,' she said. Ms Friedewalde told the court that Sinclair then made a call to her alleged drug supplier, who warned her against taking Mr Riley to hospital. Sinclair placed Mr Riley in the back seat of her car and left.

Ms Friedewald told the court that Mr Riley had been taking drugs at Sinclair's home on the night of January 5, 2021, when he suffered a drug overdose. Sinclair had pleaded guilty to interfering with a corpse, with prosecutors dropping a charge of manslaughter. She ends with the sentence: 'I'm back in town this arvo xo.'Īt the time she sent the text, Mr Riley's body was yet to be discovered by two people who would stumble upon his corpse by chance. In the text, Sinclair claims she would try to 'get a hold of him' or anyone who had seen him. but then the following day I had to pick my car up. 'S*** babe, I know he has been hanging at that gay guy's house but I did pick him up from near water tower a couple nights ago,' Crown prosecutor Nicole Friedewald read to the court on Wednesday. In a disturbing twist, the court was told Sinclair texted Mr Riley's sister in the days after his death, asserting she had not seen him in days. More than two years after the horrific discovery, Sinclair was sentenced to 18 months' jail but with time served she will be eligible for parole before the end of the year. The court was told Sinclair texted Mr Riley's sister in the days after his death, asserting she had not seen him in days.

The Elegant Corpse by A.M. Riley