Heavily pregnant accused murderer Rhylee Stig's 'baby daddy' is charged with the same gruesome gang murder - as details emerge about the now co-accused jailhouse lovers

The 'baby daddy' of a mum-to-be has been charged with the same alleged underworld murder which his heavily-pregnant partner was accused of two months ago.

Michael Tuite, 30, was arrested behind bars at Sydney's Silverwater jail and charged with the alleged shooting murder of David Stemler, whose heavily tattooed body was left on a public street near a western Sydney school last year.

Tuite's partner, Rhylee Stig, 23, is due to give birth to their child in May, but has also been charged with the same murder, along with a third accused, Sione Langi, 27.

Langi and Stig were arrested and charged in February, when her bail was refused, and she has been locked up, just metres away from Tuite, at Silverwater Women's prison, while seven months pregnant.

The former Hunter Valley schoolgirl worked as a Services and Programs Officer at Wellington Correctional Centre before she left NSW Corrective Services amid allegations she was having a romantic relationship with an inmate.

Stig has been behind bars since she was refused police bail after she was charged with murder following her arrest at her Wetherill Park home on February 21.

However on Friday, Stig successfully applied for bail in the NSW Supreme Court. 

Because of her pregnancy, she was not handcuffed when first taken into custody by detectives.

NSW Police video shows heavily-pregnant Stig being led to a police car before being taken to Fairfield Police Station and charged with Mr Stemler's murder.

Ferenc 'David' Stemler, 28, was allegedly gunned down in front of his home in Canterbury, in Sydney's west last year amid Sydney's deadly gangland war.

Prior to being charged with Mr Stemler's murder, Tuite had been remanded in custody over a shooting on August 13 last year at Fairfield Heights.

NSW Police Taskforce Magnus alleges he fired a single shot from inside a car as the 20-year-old alleged victim approached him.

He was charged over that matter with shoot at with intent to murder, and fire a firearm in or near public place.

Detectives allege that Mr Stemler was shot dead as he approached a white Commodore Broughton Street in Canterbury between 1.55am and 2am on July 27, 2023.

Police allege that Mr Tuite was in the Commodore at the time Mr Stemler approached it.

Mr Stemler was treated at the crime scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics but died. 

In shocking scenes on the morning of July 27 last year, his tattooed and bloodied body remained clearly visible lying in the middle of the road as children walked past in their school uniforms.

Last week, police released CCTV related to Mr Stemler's death which shows a white Lexus, allegedly stolen in July last year, arriving at a Casula Central carpark about 10.25pm on July 18, 2023.  

Police believe the driver of the Lexus allegedly lay in wait for the planned shooting, which was seen being 'checked on' by a black hatchback on July 20 and again by a dark-coloured hatchback on July 24.

It's unclear who police will allege pulled the trigger on Stemler. His death came after he met two men outside his rental home on Broughton St.

Local police, with assistance from State Crime Command's Homicide Squad, commenced enquiries before the matter was taken carriage of by Task Force Magnus under Strike Force Murrell. 

Task Force Magnus was established in July as a policing strategy to target and disrupt gun-related and violent crime, and to investigate links between recent organised criminal activity in Sydney. 

Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said the arrests were significant for State Crime Command's Task Force Magnus.

'While the work is never truly done, this is a huge feat for our Command, who were given the difficult job of circuit breaking the brazen violence we saw unfolding on our streets.

'Task Force Magnus supplemented their suite of capabilities with both proactive and reactive teams, to not only target offenders, but prevent more acts of violence on our streets.

'The safety of our wider community has – and always will be – our number one priority, and the people of NSW our motivation for crafting such a significant response; one that has evidently had noteworthy success.'

Investigations under Strike Force Murrell continue.