Former cruise ship entertainer to stand trial for the alleged murder of Breeana Robinson.
Crime by Greg Stolz, Jeremy Pierce 29th Jan 2021 1:43 PM
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Subscriber only A former cruise ship crooner accused of throwing his NRL cheerleader girlfriend off a Gold Coast high-rise balcony will stand trial for her alleged murder. Jayden Moorea, previously known as Dan Shearin, was committed for trial on Friday after a two-week hearing in Southport Magistrates Court. The 47-year-old former cruise ship entertainer was charged with murder and damaging evidence over the death of his girlfriend, Breeana Robinson, 21, in January 2013. Ms Robinson, a Gold Coast Titans cheerleader, plunged to her death from the 11th floor of the unit she and Moorea shared in Southport s H20 building.
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Breeana Robinson, 21, died after falling 11 storeys from her boyfriend Jayden Moorea s luxury apartment at Southport, on the Gold Coast, in January 2013
A cruise ship entertainer will stand trial for murder in the Supreme Court after his blind cheerleader girlfriend fell to her death from the 11th floor of a Gold Coast apartment building.
Breeana Robinson s family were present at the Southport Magistrates Court on Friday as Magistrate Catherine Pirie ruled the case would be going to a jury - on the eighth anniversary of the 21-year-old s death.
Jayden Moorea allegedly threw Ms Robinson, who was legally blind, off the Southport building on January 29, 2013.
Accused killer Jayden Moorea s life revealed In early 2013 Jayden Moorea had a unit in a high-rise with a view over the Broadwater, plans to self-publish books and booking entertainment for cruise ships.
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Subscriber only IN early 2013 Jayden Moorea had a unit in a high-rise with a view over the Broadwater, plans to self-publish books and booking entertainment for cruise ships. Eight years later the man formerly known as Daniel Shearin lives in a three-bedroom, single-storey home in a quiet, out-of-the-way street in suburban Nerang. Moorea s new home is surrounded by families where kids leave toys on front lawns and substantial backyards.
Mum tells of tensions before daughter s death The mum of Breeana Robinson says her relationship with her daughter broke down after she started dating the man accused of her murder.
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Subscriber only The mother of a football cheerleader who fell to her death from a Gold Coast high-rise has told a court of their relationship breakdown once she started dating the man accused of throwing her to her death. Breeana Robinson died in January 2013 after falling from the 11th floor of the H2O apartment tower in Southport. Her boyfriend Dan Shearin, now known as Jayden Moorea, is now facing a murder hearing.
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Court told there is sufficient evidence for Jayden Moorea to stand trial over alleged Gold Coast balcony murder
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Jayden Moorea (right) is midway through a committal hearing over the death of his cheerleader girlfriend in 2013.
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A police prosecutor has told a murder committal hearing there is sufficient evidence to send a man accused of throwing his girlfriend from a Gold Coast high-rise to trial, eight years after her death.
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Jayden Moorea is accused of throwing Gold Coast cheerleader Breeana Robinson off a high-rise building balcony