Influencer Gracie Piscopo breaks silence

Influencer breaks her silence with emotional message for fans after her boyfriend was charged with murdering his MUM inside her multi-million dollar home

  • Gracie Piscopo tells Instagram followers she is in a ‘complete state of shock’
  • Andre Rebelo charged last month with murdering his mother Colleen in 2020
  • Mr Rebelo remains in custody for murder charge and will face court in December
  • He shares three-year-old Romeo with Ms Piscopo, a popular Perth influencer
  • She broke her silence on Wednesday saying: ‘Romeo and I will get through this’

The influencer whose partner is accused of murdering his mother in Perth has broken her silence, revealing she has been in a ‘complete state of shock and utter disbelief’.

Mother-of-one and model Gracie Piscopo has remained tight-lipped since Andre Zachary Rebelo was charged last month with murdering his mother Colleen Rebelo at her Preston Point Rd home in Bicton in May 2020.

But in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday night, Ms Piscopo finally shared how she and her three-year-old son Romeo were coping.

‘I’d like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding for my absence,’ she wrote.

Andre Rebelo, the lover of social media influencer Gracie Piscopo (pictured), has been charged with trying to forge his mother’s death certificate after he allegedly murdered her

‘For the past two weeks, I have been in a complete state of shock and utter disbelief, and I am deeply affected by the events that have unfolded.

Colleen Rebelo, 58, was found dead in her in her home in Bicton, an affluent riverside suburb in Perth, in May 2020

Colleen Rebelo, 58, was found dead in her in her home in Bicton, an affluent riverside suburb in Perth, in May 2020

‘I am grateful for everyone who has reached out and sent love and support, this has been an extremely difficult time and my focus right now is the wellbeing of my son.

‘Thank you to everyone for also understanding and respecting the need for privacy, Romeo and I will get through this.’

Mr Rebelo, 26, has also been charged with five counts of forging a document with intent to defraud.

He has pleaded not guilty to those charges and is due to stand trial in the WA District Court in December next year.

Mr Rebelo remains in custody for the murder charge and is next scheduled to face Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on December 21.

Pictured is the post Ms Piscopo made the day after her boyfriend's mother died to promote a fake tan brand. Daily Mail Australia does not suggest any wrongdoing by Ms Piscopo

Pictured is the post Ms Piscopo made the day after her boyfriend’s mother died to promote a fake tan brand. Daily Mail Australia does not suggest any wrongdoing by Ms Piscopo

Gracie Piscopo (left, holding son Romeo) admitted she was struggling to get through the shock of her lover Andre Rebelo (right) being charged with the murder of his mother

Gracie Piscopo (left, holding son Romeo) admitted she was struggling to get through the shock of her lover Andre Rebelo (right) being charged with the murder of his mother

Ms Piscopo (pictured with Rebelo) has modelled for Khloe Kardashian's brand Good American and boasts one million followers on Instagram

Ms Piscopo (pictured with Rebelo) has modelled for Khloe Kardashian’s brand Good American and boasts one million followers on Instagram 

In her death notice at the time, Ms Rebelo was described as a “devoted and loving mother of Julian, Andre, Monique and Fabian”.

Ms Piscopo has modelled for Khloe Kardashian’s brand Good American.

She has one million followers on Instagram.

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