Family disappointed man who stabbed two men in north Queensland home invasion won t face inquest abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tara Brown was savagely murdered by her boyfriend on the Gold Coast in 2015
The couple shared a young daughter, now aged eight and in grandmother s care
Ms Brown s mother said she is yet to tell the little girl what happened to parents
Lionel Patea pleaded guilty to Ms Brown s murder and sentenced to 20 years jail
Coronial investigation into baby boy s death finds Queensland Child Safety Department ignored warnings
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FebFebruary 2021 at 9:42am
The child was found dead with his sleeping mother slumped over his body on the couch.
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A coronial investigation into the death of an eight-week-old boy has revealed how Queensland s Child Safety Department ignored crucial warning signs from medical experts before the infant died in his mother s lap.
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The boy was born at Logan Hospital in June 2015 with methadone and amphetamine in his body
The family was known to the Child Safety Department due to the mother s history of drug abuse
Tara Brown approached Gold Coast police five days before death, coroner reveals dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Coroner Jane Bentley released findings into death of Tara Brown, 24, in 2015
Ms Brown was run off a Gold Coast Road, Queensland, and trapped in her car
She was then beaten to death with a steel fire hydrant cover by Lionel Patea
Shocking details have emerged about Patea s violence towards Ms Brown
Patea pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2017