A 17-year-old boy has been charged with additional offences following the fatal traffic crash that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Katherine Leadbetter,.
Police have this morning confirmed they will not be adding a third murder charge following the death of Kate Leadbetter and Matty Field’s unborn child Miles.
19:40 EDT, 1 February 2021
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A mixed martial arts fighter caught in traffic while a Brisbane couple was allegedly run down and killed by a teenager says the driver was making gang signs after the crash.
Onetime UFC star Rowdy Bec Rawlings posted on Facebook that she saw the driver allegedly flee the scene and if she had known what happened wouldn t of let him get off so easy .
Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, died after they were hit by a vehicle at Alexandra Hills in Brisbane s east on the evening of Australia Day.
Ms Leadbetter and Mr Field were walking their dogs when a 17-year-old driver - allegedly high on drugs and behind the wheel of a stolen 4WD - ploughed into a truck before rolling and hitting the couple.