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An elderly man with Parkinson’s disease accused of murdering his wife remains in hospital guarded by prison officers three months after her death.

"DEAR God, not again." It was the thought that crossed all our minds when news broke of yet another woman burned to death allegedly by her estranged partner. Kelly Wilkinson, 27, should have spent this week filling lunch boxes, brushing messy hair and doing school drop offs with her three children aged under nine. Her generous kind-heartedness and smiling blue eyes should still be spreading warmth among her family and friends. Kelly Wilkinson was burned alive in her backyard. Picture: Facebook It was the second day back to school after the Easter holidays. Her sobbing children crouched...

Premium Content   A former US marine allegedly set his estranged partner on fire in front of the couple's terrified children in a Gold Coast back yard in the latest domestic violence horror to rock Queensland. 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 Wilkinson on Tuesday morning and set her alight, with flames leaping so high neighbours from nearby properties could see the inferno above the backyard fences. Ms Wilkinson, a 27-year-old mother-of-three, is the third alleged victim of domestic ...

Editorial: More women dying while we wait for tougher laws Opinion by The editor Premium Content Subscriber only It has been 63 days since Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk declared she was drawing a line in the sand against the scourge of domestic violence. And 61 days since the one-year anniversary of the horrific murder of Hannah Clarke and her children. While some important steps towards changes that survivors and families of domestic violence victims say are desperately needed have been taken since Ms Clarke's death, sadly Queensland women continue to d...

Elderly Varsity Lakes man accused of murdering his wife has 'serious health issues', lawyer says FriFriday 5 Mr Nyst said his client was not in good health. ( Share Print text only Cancel The lawyer for an 82-year-old man accused of murdering his wife at their home on Queensland's Gold Coast, says the case should be dealt with quickly as his client has "serious health issues". Key points: Maxwell Beever is in custody in a Gold Coast hospital for the alleged murder of his wife His lawyer wants the matter resolved quickly due to Mr Beever's health The 82-year-old's family has declared their unw...