Gold Coast construction entrepreneur Tamika Smith, the stepsister of Kelly Wilkinson s brother-in-law has secured a generous donor to build the family a new home.
Suspected killer wakes from coma to get charged with burning his wife alive
Brian Earl Johnston, 34, was charged with three offences after waking from an induced coma. The charred remains of his estranged wife Kelly Wilkinson were found in her garden in Gold Coast
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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.
A series of community appeals were launched in the wake of mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson being allegedly burned to death by her ex-husband Brian Earl Johnston on April 20.
Crime by Jacob Miley and Luke Mortimer 28th Apr 2021 6:00 PM
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Subscriber only A GOLD Coast entrepreneur is seeking to mobilise the construction industry to help build a house for three children whose mother was allegedly murdered by her estranged husband. Tamika Smith, the founder of Top 100 Women which fosters females into construction, wants industry members to join together for the build. Tamika Smith. Kelly s three children - all under the age of nine - are currently living with their aunt and Kelly s sister Danielle, who has five children of her own. Her living room is being used for sleeping arrangements.