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Premium Content Subscriber only A senior police officer has admitted that Queensland Police failed to protect Kelly Wilkinson as he announced an internal review would be held into the tragic case. Police will allege Brian Earl Johnston, who remains in an induced coma in a Brisbane hospital, went to the home of his former wife Kelly on Tuesday morning and set her alight. Johnston walked from police custody on serious charges without even having to apply for bail just eight days before allegedly murdering "Ultimately it's a failure," Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd said as he addressed me...

04:28 EDT, 22 April 2021 75 shares Queensland Police admitted to failing Gold Coast mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson, allegedly killed and set alight by her former partner on Tuesday morning, after she had visited a police station twice to complain he had breached the conditions of a protection order.  In a major mea culpa, Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd and Gold Coast Superintendent Rhys Wildman fronted the media to announce an internal review of the tragic case and admit that they had failed to protect Ms Wilkinson. 'Ultimately it's a failure,' said Codd. 'A woman has died. She's been...

Queensland police admit to ‘a failure’ following alleged murder of Kelly Wilkinson Ben Smee © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Darren England/AAP The Queensland police service says Gold Coast woman Kelly Wilkinson repeatedly sought their help in relation to domestic violence in the “weeks and months” before her death. Police revealed on Thursday that Wilkinson’s ex-partner, Brian Earl Johnston, a former US Marine, was arrested and charged “in relation to a number of matters” on 11 April. Johnston allegedly murdered Wilkinson by setting her on fire, in fron...

08:06 EDT, 22 April 2021 54 shares A father accused of murdering his estranged wife allegedly controlled what she wore, how she styled her hair and banned her from getting a driver's licence or a job. Mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson had sought a police restraining order against her American husband Brian Earl Johnston, 34, before he allegedly set her on fire in the back yard of her Arundel, Gold Coast home on Tuesday morning.  Ms Wilkinson's heartbroken family have since revealed she kept the alleged domestic violence from her loved ones for an entire decade. Queensland Police admitted to...

Police said Wilkinson contacted them on at least three separate occasions. The assistant commissioner, Brian Codd, who heads a police domestic and family violence taskforce, said that alongside an inquest and separate criminal proceedings against Johnston, police would also conduct a review of its contact with Wilkinson. “It’s important that we examine to what extent it is a systemic failure,” Codd said. “Ultimately it’s a failure. A woman has died. Somewhere along the line, she had engaged with the system, with us.” Asked whether the incident was a wake-up call ...