Last modified on Fri 30 Apr 2021 20.30 EDT
The man accused of killing mother of three Kelly Wilkinson has awoken from his coma and been informed he has been charged with her murder.
Brian Earl Johnston was visited by police on Friday at the Royal Brisbane and Womenâs hospital, where he had been in an induced coma and under guard for 10 days.
He was charged with three offences, including murder, over the death of Wilkinson, whose burned body was found in the garden of her Gold Coast home in Arundel last week, after neighbours called police to report a disturbance.
Johnston has serious burns to his hands and airway.
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Subscriber only THE number of serial domestic violence offenders disregarding protection orders has spiked by more than 100 on the Gold Coast in just a month. In March the city reported 368 breaches of domestic violence orders (DVOs), according to police figures. In February there was 268 reports of DVO breaches on the Gold Coast. The shock figures come after mum-of-three Kelly Wilkinson died after allegedly being set alight in her Arundel backyard about 6.40am on Tuesday. Kelly Wilkinson died after being set alight in her Arundel backyard on Tuesday. Picture: Facebook Her estranged husband Brian Earl Johnston has been charged with murder, breaching a domestic violence order and breaching bail.
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