TWO children of a popular Mission Beach mum killed in a triple skydiving tragedy have launched legal claims totalling more than $1.4m for the ongoing trauma they suffer in the wake of the horrific incident. Mother-of-eight Kerri Pike (right), 54, along with skydiving instructors Peter Dawson, 35, and Toby Turner, 34, died after colliding mid-air while skydiving at Mission Beach in October 2017. The jump was Mrs Pike s first and had been given to her by her family as a birthday present. An inquest into the fatalities found Mr Turner s parachute was too small for its pack and had opened early, which caused the collision.
âJustice servedâ: One-punch victim speaks out Cairns punch victim David Batchelor with his three children Anika, 5, Ayden, 10 months, and Chloe, 7. Picture: Supplied
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Subscriber only A PILOT and dad knocked unconscious with his jaw broken in three places in a Cairns McDonald s said he feels vindicated after his attacker was sent to jail on appeal. David Batchelor, 39, was initially told he may never fly again, such was the extent of his injuries after he was king hit by 26-year-old former AFL player Luke Chitty in the Esplanade restaurant in August 2019. He was forced to move his young family, including wife and three children, to Melbourne to be closer to support and medical treatment.
A pilot and dad knocked unconscious with his jaw broken in three places in a Cairns McDonald’s has spoken out after his attacker was sent to jail on appeal.
A pilot and dad knocked unconscious with his jaw broken in three places in a Cairns McDonald’s has spoken out after his attacker was sent to jail on appeal.
A pilot and dad knocked unconscious with his jaw broken in three places in a Cairns McDonald’s has spoken out after his attacker was sent to jail on appeal.