KELLY Wilkinson told her family she was scared for her and children s lives. She even told police after laying serious assault allegations against her estranged husband Brian Earl Johnston. Within weeks she would be dead. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, Kelly s family have spoken about the 27-year-old s life, her personal battles with ex-US marine Brian Earl Johnston and the failures of the domestic violence system. Queensland Police on Thursday admitted they failed to protect Kelly and announced an internal review would be held into the mother-of-three s alleged murder. Kelly Wilkinson s family sisters Emma Wilkinson, Natalie Wilkinson, Danielle Carroll and her husband Reece Carroll, and Kelly s dad Reg Wilkinson. Picture: Tertius Pickard
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This article contains references to domestic violence.
A man has been charged with murder after the burned body of mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson was found in a Gold Coast back yard.
Queensland Police on Tuesday evening said they had charged a 34-year-old New Beith man with murder and breaching a domestic violence order.
The man remains under police guard in Gold Coast University Hospital and his case will be heard on Wednesday morning at Southport Magistrates Court.
The man was earlier arrested near the property on Spikes Court in Arundel.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family and pay for Ms Wilkinson s funeral.