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17:00 EDT, 28 April 2021 12 shares A family friend of a woman who was allegedly burned to death at her home by her ex-husband has revealed their shattering visit to her young children.     Kelly Wilkinson, 27, was found dead in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast about 6.40am on April 20, having suffered severe burns. Her ex-husband Brian Earl Johnston, a former corporal in the US military, has been charged with her murder - accused of setting Ms Wilkinson alight - and breaching a domestic violence order.  Ms Wilkinson's three children, who are all aged under nine, w...

00:15 EDT, 27 April 2021 10 shares Just weeks before she died, the Gold Coast mother who was allegedly burned to death at her home contacted her ex-husband's former fiancée in the United States. Kelly Wilkinson, 27, had questions about the woman's experiences with the former US Marine Brian Earl Johnston, messages obtained by Daily Mail Australia show.  'I'm sorry to message you with such a sensitive subject,' Ms Wilkinson said. 'When you were with Brian was he ever abusive in any form?  'We are in Australia...I'm wondering if there's a pattern with him he needs help.'     Ms Wilkin...

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 established a women’s safety and justice taskforce which is due to make its report in October. “Twenty-ei...

Police look interstate to domestic violence handling in wake of Kelly Wilkinson's 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 did not have "any skerrick of an idea" this would occur. It comes as police look interstate at al...

Kelly Wilkinson's 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-old's 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 Wilkinson's sister, who has five children of her own Candlelight vigil for Ms Wilkinson to be held on the Gold Coast on Monday night