Family of Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field killed in hit-and-run reveals pair was expecting baby boy named Miles
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The family of Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field say they are forever heartbroken by the death of the couple and their unborn boy.
The couple was killed while walking their dog on Australia Day at Alexandra Hills, east of Brisbane, by an allegedly stolen car.
13:56 EDT, 28 January 2021
The heartbroken father of a pregnant woman killed in a horror car crash with her boyfriend has been left so traumatised that he s unable to speak about her death.
Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, died after they were allegedly hit by a teenage driver in Alexandra Hills in Brisbane s east on the evening of Australia Day.
The pair were out for a walk with their dogs when the 17-year-old - allegedly high on drugs and driving a stolen 4WD - ploughed into another car before rolling and hitting the couple.
The teenager - who cannot be identified - was remanded in custody on numerous charges including two counts of murder at Brisbane Children s Court on Wednesday but even if found guilty could serve less than ten years behind bars.
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