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13:56 EDT, 28 January 2021 The heartbroken father of a pregnant woman killed in a horror car crash with her boyfriend has been left so traumatised that hes unable to speak about her death. Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, died after they were allegedly hit by a teenage driver in Alexandra Hills in Brisbanes east on the evening of Australia Day. The pair were out for a walk with their dogs when the 17-year-old - allegedly high on drugs and driving a stolen 4WD - plough...

01:22 EDT, 28 January 2021 A teenage driver accused of murdering a young couple as they walked their dog on Australia Day had shared boastful photos online of him posing next to a machete and handling large sums of cash.  The 17-year-old was allegedly high on drugs and driving a stolen Toyota 4WD when he struck Matthew Field, 37, and his girlfriend Kate Leadbetter, 31, at Alexandra Hills in Brisbanes south-east on Tuesday evening.  Ms Leadbetter was six months pregnant at the time of her d...

Police await autopsy results as investigation continues into fatal hit-and-run at Alexandra Hills, near Brisbane Posted ThuThursday 28 updated ThuThursday 28 JanJanuary 2021 at 11:04am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 Share Print text only Cancel An autopsy is being undertaken on Thursday on Katherine Leadbetter to help police determine if a teenager will face more charges over the death of her unborn child following a hit...

Crime by Kate Kyriacou and Jessica Marszalek 29th Jan 2021 5:04 AM Premium Content   A teenager charged with the hit-and-run murders of a young couple recently pleaded guilty to about 50 offences - including car theft and robbery - but was only given a slap on the wrist. The 17-year-old who allegedly mowed down a pregnant Kate Leadbetter and her partner Matty Field at Alexandra Hills was not sentenced to jail for the serious o...

Crime by Kate Kyriacou Premium Content   Kids who commit serious crimes are being given cautions instead of harsher penalties - even for offences like sexual assault, robbery and extortion. The number of cautions handed to juvenile offenders went up by 23 per cent in the 2019/20 financial year compared to the year before. And statistics show the most common penalty given to young offenders in higher courts over the past 15 years was probation - with a "co...

Investigators are continuing to appeal for public assistance following a fatal traffic crash that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Katherine Jane...

A couple who died when they were hit in Brisbane’s bayside have been identified, with police also confirming the woman was pregnant.

Couple hit and killed by allegedly stolen car identified as parents-to-be Katherine Jane Leadbetter and he...

Friends of the Brisbane bayside couple have been left “absolutely heartbroken”, as the community prepares for an evening vigil to remember them.

11:28 EDT, 27 January 2021 The shattered aunt of a pregnant woman who was killed with her partner in a horror car crash has demanded tougher laws be imposed on young offenders - as its understood the teenage driver allegedly behind the wheel was on bail at the time.  Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, were about to become parents for the first time before a 17-year-old boy - allegedly driving a stolen Toyota 4WD - smashed into them in Alexandra Hills, in Brisbane, on A...