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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 media in Brisbane on Thursday afternoon.