Charmaine Mikki O Shea died after getting stuck inside a charity bin at Easter
Passerby found Ms O Shea behind Stockland Burleigh Heads Shopping Centre
She appeared in Southport court in 2016 charged with making threats
Ms O Shea had sold Kiwi cultural gifts through a market stall on the Gold Coast
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover the costs of Ms O Shea s funeral
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Gold Coast charity bin death: Victim Kiwi mum Charmaine Mikki O Shea
9 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Charmaine O Shea, known as Mikki, died after becoming trapped in a Gold Coast charity bin. Photo / GoFundMe
Charmaine O Shea, known as Mikki, died after becoming trapped in a Gold Coast charity bin. Photo / GoFundMe
NZ Herald
A mum-of-three found dead in a Gold Coast charity bin this week was originally from Greymouth.
Charmaine Mikki O Shea was found half inside the bin, which was behind Stockland Burleigh Heads Shopping Centre, on Easter Monday.
Police believe O Shea, who at one time ran a Kiwiana market stall at the popular Carrara Markets, was crushed when the lid fell as she tried to retrieve something inside.
Gold Coast woman who died in charity bin identified
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A woman who became stuck and died in a Gold Coast charity bin on Monday has been identified as Charmaine O’Shea.
Police were called to the rear of Stockland Burleigh Heads Shopping Centre on West Burleigh Road after the discovery of a body about 7am on Monday.
The body of Charmaine O’Shea was found in one of these charity bins at Burleigh Heads.
Credit:Google Street View
About 9am a crime scene was declared, however police ruled the death as non-suspicious.
News by Ben Graham Mates of a creative and vibrant mother-of-three found dead inside a charity bin on the Gold Coast have claimed her family have still not been told the whole story . Mikki O Shea, 43, became stuck in one of the bins behind Stockland Burleigh Heads Shopping Centre before her body discovered two days ago. Her body was discovered by a woman donating clothes at 7am on Monday. Queensland Police are not treating her death as suspicious, instead describing it as a case of misadventure. They say initial reports suggested Ms O Shea was trying to grab something from the bin when the lid came down and trapped her. Early investigations indicate that her neck became stuck in the bin.
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