Second man charged with murder over death of Kelly Wilkinson
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Detectives have charged a second man who they allege helped accused murderer Brian Earl Johnston kill 27-year-old Gold Coast mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson.
Police arrested a 25-year-old Pimpama man and charged him with murder (domestic violence offence) at a business in Coomera shortly after 9am on Tuesday.
Gold Coast mother Kelly Wilkinson was found dead in her backyard.
Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn said police would allege the man drove Mr Johnston to Ms Wilkinson’s home on the morning of her death.
03:53 EDT, 20 July 2021
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A second man has been charged with the murder of Gold Coast mother of three Kelly Wilkinson, who was allegedly set on fire by her ex-husband.
Bradley Bell, a 25-year-old workmate of Brian Earle Johnston, was arrested at a business in Coomera on Tuesday morning and charged with Ms Wilkinson s murder.
Queensland Police will allege that Bell knew Johnston was planning to kill the mother-of-three and drove his colleague to Ms Wilkinson s home on April 20.
Bell and Johnston allegedly stopped to fill up a jerry can of petrol on the way to Ms Wilkinson s Arundel property that day, police will claim in court.
Accused killer of Gold Coast mum Kelly Wilkinson so burnt ‘he can barely talk’
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The man who allegedly murdered mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson could not appear in person as his case was mentioned in court on Friday because he was still severely injured from burns.
The lawyer for Brian Earl Johnston, Ms Wilkinson’s former partner, said the accused remained in prison in a “very severe” condition and as a result “he can barely talk”.
Gold Coast mother Kelly Wilkinson was found dead in her backyard.
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