Kelly Wilkinson s charred body was found in the yard of her home last Tuesday
Her estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, has been charged with murder
The 27-year-old s family set up a GoFundMe page following the horrific tragedy
Kind-hearted Australians have now raised over $210,000 for her three children
Kids expected to move in Ms Wilkinson s sister, who has five children of her own
Candlelight vigil for Ms Wilkinson to be held on the Gold Coast on Monday night
05:47 EDT, 26 April 2021
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A candlelit vigil held less than a kilometre from where Kelly Wilkinson died, allegedly at the hands of her former partner, heard that her death should be a line in the sand moment for changes to domestic violence laws.
Around one thousand people gathered on the Gold Coast Titans training ground at Parkwood on the northern Gold Coast on Monday night to pay silent tribute to the mother-of-three, who was found in the backyard of her Arundel home on the morning of April 20.
Attendees wore green - Kelly s favourite colour - and carried scented candles, gathering as the sun was setting and a full moon was rising on a cool Autumn evening on the Gold Coast.
01:42 EDT, 24 April 2021
Kindhearted strangers have raised $200,000 for the three children of a mum who was allegedly burned to death by her estranged husband.
Kelly Wilkinson s charred body was found early on Tuesday morning in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast, after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion.
Her former partner Brian Johnston, 35, was found two blocks away on a front lawn in a semiconscious state .
The horrific tragedy shocked the nation and prompted an outpouring of grief and anger around the globe.
Her distraught family set up a GoFundMe page earlier this week asking for help to pay for the funeral of their beautiful angel .
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