Murdered women begged to be protected under the law â they still died
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Doreen Langham has joined the tragic list of Queensland women who turned to the law for protection from partners they were afraid of and ended up dead.
The 49-year-old is believed to have perished in a fire that engulfed her Logan townhouse on Monday morning.
Domestic violence victims who had turned to the law for protection before their deaths include Gold Coast mother Tara Brown (top left), Hannah Clarke with daughters Aaliyah and Laianah (right), and Fabiana Palhares (bottom left).