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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.
Officers arrived at the unit and found the body of Bouma, 53, with a note.
They found the body of Ramadan, 48, concealed in the chest, and believe it may have been there for more than a week.
Bouma was reportedly Ramadanâs partner and carer, who helped manage her chronic illness.
Her brother, Alex Ramadan, has set up a GoFundMe page to help bring his sisterâs body home to Melbourne, writing that the money would help get her the âfarewell she deservesâ.
âUnfortunately my beautiful sister Lordy had her life cut short,â he wrote. âTrying to raise some money to help my elderly parents cover the costs of bringing her body home to VIC and giving her the farewell she deserves.â