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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

01:42 EDT, 24 April 2021 Kindhearted strangers have raised $200,000 for the three children of a mum who was allegedly burned to death by her estranged husband. Kelly Wilkinson's charred body was found early on Tuesday morning in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast, after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion. Her former partner Brian Johnston, 35, was found two blocks away on a front lawn in a 'semiconscious state'.  The horrific tragedy shocked the nation and prompted an outpouring of grief and anger around the globe. Her distraught family set...

Queensland police vow to review handling of domestic violence cases in wake of Kelly Wilkinson's death © Provided by ABC NEWS Brian Earl Johnston is accused of murdering his former partner Kelly Wilkinson at her Arundel home. (Facebook) Queensland Police Service has vowed to make improvements and review its handling of domestic violence cases after Kelly Wilkinson was allegedly murdered by her estranged partner on the Gold Coast earlier this week. Warning:  this article contains graphic details. The promise comes after 27-year-old Ms Wilkinson's charred remains were discovered in the ba...

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...