Crime
by Ben Graham
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Just days before the horrific death of a Queensland mother-of-three, the family of the man accused of killing her made a strange plea for help.
Kelly Wilkinson's burned body was discovered early on Tuesday morning in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast.
Officers went to the Spikes Court property at 6:40am after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion.
That man has now been confirmed to be 27-year-old Ms Wilkinson's estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, who was found two blocks away from her on a front lawn in a "semiconscious" state shortly after officers arrived at the scene.