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The following contains details of domestic abuse, which may be triggering for some readers. Hundreds gathered in green to farewell mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson on Monday evening, after her burned body was found in the backyard of her Gold Coast home last week. The 27-year-old was found dead at her home in Arundel on Tuesday morning after neighbours raised the alarm when they heard shouting.  Police say Wilkinson’s three children, who are all under the age of nine, likely witnessed their mother's death. The children were absent from the vigil, which was held at Gold Coast Titans train...

“Kelly was a beloved daughter, sister and mother,” the family said in a statement, which was read out by local MP Sam O’Connor. “She had always said that being a mother was the best job in the world, and loved nothing more than watching the kids play. “Kelly was a strong, fierce woman with an enormous heart. “She would help others regardless of the events in her own life, she would stand tall beside the people close to her and give more than she had.” The statement said Wilkinson was the “protector” of the family, who was never afraid to push bound...

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...

Crime by Brianna Morris-Grant Premium Content   A GOLD Coast MP has promised slain teen Jack Beasley's death "will not be in vain" as new laws tackling the ongoing youth justice crisis were given the green light by Parliament. The 17-year-old died outside a Surfers Paradise supermarket in December 2019. Five teens are scheduled to stand trial for murder. All five were aged between 15 and 18 at the time of his death. In an emotional speech to Parliament, Bonney MP Sam O'Connor called for an end to the "toxic and pervasive knife culture" among young peo...