Opinion: Think thereâs more crime around? Youâd be right
Opinion by Terry Goldsworthy
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Subscriber only Another day, another crime, welcome to Queensland. The Queensland Crime report was released last week by the state government, some 10 months overdue. Perhaps it is little surprise that the government was not keen to share the latest crime data. Reported crime for 2019/20 increased by 2 per cent, the crime rate was up by 0.3 per cent. In fact, over the last nine years, the Queensland crime rate has risen 15.4 per cent. Compare this to Victoria which had a crime increase of only 9 per cent over a similar period.
01:58 EDT, 29 April 2021
The family of a young mother who was allegedly burned to death by her estranged ex-husband have told of the heartwarming sight of her three children playing happily with their cousins after moving in with their aunt.
Kelly Wilkinson, 27, was found dead with severe burns in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast about 6.40am on April 20.
Her ex-husband Brian Earl Johnston - an ex-corporal in the US military - has been charged with her murder and breaching a domestic violence order.
Ms Wilkinson s sister Danielle Carroll and her husband Rhys, who have five kids of their own, have stepped in to look after the 27-year-old s three children who are all under the age of nine.
Opinion: Think thereâs more crime around? Youâd be right
Opinion by Terry Goldsworthy
Premium Content
Subscriber only Another day, another crime, welcome to Queensland. The Queensland Crime report was released last week by the state government, some 10 months overdue. Perhaps it is little surprise that the government was not keen to share the latest crime data. Reported crime for 2019/20 increased by 2 per cent, the crime rate was up by 0.3 per cent. In fact, over the last nine years, the Queensland crime rate has risen 15.4 per cent. Compare this to Victoria which had a crime increase of only 9 per cent over a similar period.
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17:00 EDT, 28 April 2021
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A family friend of a woman who was allegedly burned to death at her home by her ex-husband has revealed their shattering visit to her young children.
Kelly Wilkinson, 27, was found dead in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast about 6.40am on April 20, having suffered severe burns.
Her ex-husband Brian Earl Johnston, a former corporal in the US military, has been charged with her murder - accused of setting Ms Wilkinson alight - and breaching a domestic violence order.
Ms Wilkinson s three children, who are all aged under nine, were in the home at the time she was allegedly attacked.