Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer likely died as a result of choking or asphyxiation in a deliberate act by her foster father, a coroner has found.
Convicted sex offender Rick Thorburn told the inquest into Tiahleigh's death he accidentally suffocated his foster daughter, but this was rejected by Deputy State Coroner Jane Bentley.
'I find that Richard Thorburn deliberately killed Tiahleigh, he did so at the residence of the Thorburn family between 7.30 and 9.30pm on the 29th of October 2015,' she said, handing down her findings in Brisbane on Friday.
Tiahleigh Palmer was killed at the Thorburn residence between 7.30 and 9.30pm on the 29th of October 2015, the Deputy State Coroner Jane Bentley said