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05:47 EDT, 26 April 2021 11 shares A candlelit vigil held less than a kilometre from where Kelly Wilkinson died, allegedly at the hands of her former partner, heard that her death should be a line in the sand moment for changes to domestic violence laws. Around one thousand people gathered on the Gold Coast Titans training ground at Parkwood on the northern Gold Coast on Monday night to pay silent tribute to the mother-of-three, who was found in the backyard of her Arundel home on the morning of April 20. Attendees wore green - Kelly's favourite colour - and carried scented candles, gathe...

Share on Twitter Mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson has been remembered as a "strong, fierce woman with an enormous heart" at a vigil in the Gold Coast. Hundreds gathered in Parkwood on Monday afternoon to pay tribute to the 27-year-old, who was allegedly murdered by her estranged husband last Wednesday. The crowd, many wearing green - Ms Wilkinson's favourite colour - included her father Reg Wilkinson and sisters Natalie and Emma Wilkinson and Danielle Carroll. READ MORE "Kelly was a beloved daughter, sister and mother," the family said in a statement, which was read out by local MP...

News by Lea Emery Premium Content Subscriber only THE number of serial domestic violence offenders disregarding protection orders has spiked by more than 100 on the Gold Coast in just a month. In March the city reported 368 breaches of domestic violence orders (DVOs), according to police figures. In February there was 268 reports of DVO breaches on the Gold Coast. The shock figures come after mum-of-three Kelly Wilkinson died after allegedly being set alight in her Arundel backyard about 6.40am on Tuesday. Kelly Wilkinson died after being set alight in h...

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...

Crime by Lea Emery Premium Content Subscriber only KELLY Wilkinson courageously left her husband after years of living in fear with her distraught family driving her to the police station "almost every day" to report his escalating abuse, only for her to be told to "give him space". The last weeks of Kelly's life, according to her heartbroken family, were spent making desperate pleas to police for Brian Earl Johnston to be locked up - but instead, the former US Marine was granted bail on a serious assault charge. Kelly Wilkinson's family sisters Emma Wilk...