Ex-boyfriend charged 16 months after Ivona Jovanovic shot in Gold Coast home
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A man has been charged with manslaughter more than a year after a woman was shot in the stomach at a Gold Coast home and later died in hospital.
One hour before she was shot, the 27-year-old victim, Ivona Jovanovic, had been playing with her dog and watching the sunlight fade over the ocean at Burleigh Beach.
Ivona Jovanovic died in hospital on Sunday after being shot at a Gold Coast home.
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She also uploaded a photo and videos of her and her dog to her Instagram page at the time.
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Manslaughter charge in homicide investigation, Highland Park
Detectives have charged a man today with manslaughter following a homicide investigation into the death of a 27-year-old woman at Highland Park on September 8 2019.
Around 8.30 pm on Sunday September 8 2019, police were called to a residence on Renfrew Drive following reports of a woman with a gunshot wound.
A 27-year-old Labrador woman was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital, where she died a short time later.
A 28-year-old man, a resident of the address at the time, was arrested and charged in Brisbane with one count of manslaughter and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court later today.
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Australia has experienced a spike in drowning deaths in the summer of 2020/2021 after fitness levels plunged during Covid lockdowns, a top lifesaver has warned.
At least 55 people have died as a result of drowning this summer alone, compared to just 43 at this time last year.
After he was brought ashore, critical care paramedics from Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) took the man to hospital in a serious but stable condition. Pictured: A QAS ambulance
According to Liam Krige, the general manager at Life Saving Victoria, the staggering amount of drowning deaths this season is done to dwindling fitness and a blase attitude to the dangers.
Queensland Ambulance Service told
9News an adult male was helped from the water off Clifford Street and Northcliffe Terrace at 11.30am.
After the rescue, the man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A critical care paramedic was in the ambulance with the patient.
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