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A local MP will read a statement from the mother-of-three’s grieving family as they face a logistical nightmare.

Brian Earl Johnston is facing murder and other charges after Wilkinson, 27, died in the backyard of her home in Arundel last Wednesday. Queensland police have announced an internal review into events that led to her death, to be led by assistant commissioner Brian Codd. “I think the system has obviously failed to protect Kelly Wilkinson and her family, and it is vitally important that we explore just how that’s occurred,” Codd told ABC radio on Monday morning. The state has also establish...

Police look interstate to domestic violence handling in wake of Kelly Wilkinsons alleged murder By Kimberley Bernard and Nicole Dyer © Provided by ABC NEWS Kelly Wilkinson contacted police several times in the weeks before she died. (Facebook) Queensland Police have revealed Kelly Wilkinson contacted authorities over domestic violence concerns on at least two occasions and also spoke to an outreach group in the weeks before her alleged murder. Despite this, police said they...

Kelly Wilkinsons charred body was found in the yard of her home last Tuesday Her estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, has been charged with murder The 27-year-olds family set up a GoFundMe page following the horrific tragedy Kind-hearted Australians have now raised over $210,000 for her three children Kids expected to move in Ms Wilkinsons sister, who has five children of her own Candlelight vigil for Ms Wilkinson to be held on the Gold Coast on Monday night

Premium Content Subscriber only A grieving Gold Coast community will come together on Monday afternoon to show support for the family of a mother of three allegedly murdered by her estranged husband. Kelly Wilkinsons burnt body was found at her Arundel home last Tuesday, and Brian Johnston, who is still in an induced coma, has been charged with her murder. A community vigil will be held at the Parkwood Golf Course on Monday. Local MP Sam OConnor will read a statement from her family, and the...

The following contains details of domestic abuse, which may be triggering for some readers. Hundreds gathered in green to farewell mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson on Monday evening, after her burned body was found in the backyard of her Gold Coast home last week. The 27-year-old was found dead at her home in Arundel on Tuesday morning after neighbours raised the alarm when they heard shouting.  Police say Wilkinson’s three children, who are all under the age of nine, likely witnessed thei...

“Kelly was a beloved daughter, sister and mother,” the family said in a statement, which was read out by local MP Sam O’Connor. “She had always said that being a mother was the best job in the world, and loved nothing more than watching the kids play. “Kelly was a strong, fierce woman with an enormous heart. “She would help others regardless of the events in her own life, she would stand tall beside the people close to her and give more than she had.” The stat...

05:47 EDT, 26 April 2021 11 shares A candlelit vigil held less than a kilometre from where Kelly Wilkinson died, allegedly at the hands of her former partner, heard that her death should be a line in the sand moment for changes to domestic violence laws. Around one thousand people gathered on the Gold Coast Titans training ground at Parkwood on the northern Gold Coast on Monday night to pay silent tribute to the mother-of-three, who was found in the backyard of her Arundel home on the morni...

Share on Twitter Mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson has been remembered as a "strong, fierce woman with an enormous heart" at a vigil in the Gold Coast. Hundreds gathered in Parkwood on Monday afternoon to pay tribute to the 27-year-old, who was allegedly murdered by her estranged husband last Wednesday. The crowd, many wearing green - Ms Wilkinsons favourite colour - included her father Reg Wilkinson and sisters Natalie and Emma Wilkinson and Danielle Carroll. READ MORE "Kelly was a b...

Crime by Brianna Morris-Grant Premium Content   A GOLD Coast MP has promised slain teen Jack Beasleys death "will not be in vain" as new laws tackling the ongoing youth justice crisis were given the green light by Parliament. The 17-year-old died outside a Surfers Paradise supermarket in December 2019. Five teens are scheduled to stand trial for murder. All five were aged between 15 and 18 at the time of his death. In an emotional speech to Parliament, ...