We count every known death due to violence against women in Australia:
45 by August 12.
If you are using the research from this project, please credit the work of the researchers who do this heartbreaking and difficult work. They are the Counting Dead Women Australia researchers of Destroy The Joint. Thank you.
Destroy The Joint and Counting Dead Women Australia thank the many journalists in Australia who continue to report responsibly on the epidemic of violence against women and whose work is used here as reference.
Our register for 2024 now stands at 44.
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August 21:
At around 12:10am, police received reports that a 43-year-old woman had died at a home in Malak, NT. Emergency responders’ resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful and the woman, who has not yet been identified, was declared dead at the scene. Her partner, Desmond Booth (57), was arrested a short time later at a separate location in Malak. He has been charged with murder, and with breaching a domestic violence order. No further details are known. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-22/man-charged-with-murder-after-womans-death-malak-darwin-nt/104256256 NT
45 August 12:
Emergency services were called to a unit complex in Burwood, NSW, just after 9.45am following reports of a concern for welfare. On arrival, the body of an as-yet-unidentified man was found in the courtyard of the complex. Soon afterwards investigating officers found the body of a woman who had suffered fatal stab wounds in a unit within the building. The woman has not yet been formally identified. The relationship, if any, between the woman and the man is not known and no further details are available at present. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-12/bodies-located-at-burwood-of-man-woman-stab-police/104214390 44
July 19:
Just before 9am Kiesha Thompson (23), who had just dropped her daughter off at daycare, was struck by an SUV as she walked to her home in Daisy Hill, south of Brisbane. She died later in hospital. Police inquiries indicated that the driver, Larissa Sant (24), had spent some time driving around the area before allegedly mounting a kerb and deliberately hitting Ms Thompson before leaving the scene. She was arrested and charged with murder. Four days later Tyler James (27), Ms Thompson's ex-partner and current partner of Ms Sant, was arrested and charged with murder (domestic violence offence). Nothing further has been reported as yet. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/23/second-person-charged-over-targeted-brisbane-daycare-hit-and-run-ntwnfb
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July 14:
At around 10:30am a passerby found the body of Lolene Whitehand (85) floating in the Maribyrnong River at Flemington. On Tuesday 16 July homicide detectives arrested Milena Bogojevska (49), who was known to Ms Whitehand, and have charged her with murder. A 15-year-old boy arrested at the same time as Ms Bogojevska was released without charge. No further details are known.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-17/woman-charged-with-murder-over-maribyrnong-body/104107066 VIC
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July 15:
Emergency services were called to in a home at Leichhardt at 9:15am for a welfare check requested by a family member. On arrival, they found the body of a 28-year-old woman, who had suffered multiple stab wounds. The victim’s partner (36) had left the scene before police arrived but after a short pursuit was taken into custody around 10:15am and has been charged with murder. Police are searching a dam west of Brisbane for a knife. No names have been released and no further details are known.
https://7news.com.au/news/kierra-lea-jensen-identified-as-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-ipswich--c-15370261 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-15/queensland-ipswich-body-found-police-homicide/104098268 QLD
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July 8:
At about 1:40pm emergency services were called to a property in Kingswood, after receiving a report of a stabbing. On arrival officers found 21-year-old Nunia Kurualeba suffering injuries including two stab wounds to her chest. She was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. Her partner Jeremaia Tuwai (21) ran from the scene, but was later arrested and charged with domestic violence murder. No further details have been reported at this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-08/nsw-woman-dies-after-alleged-kingswood-stabbing/104072110 NSW
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July 2:
On Wednesday, July 3rd, the body of 67-year-old Annette Brennan was found by staff at a waste management facility in Epping, prompting a wide-ranging investigation. Police believe the victim's body was inside a bin collected from outside her home in the nearby suburb of Coolaroo the previous day. Stephen Fleming (45), believed known to Ms Brennan, was arrested 5 days later and has been charged with murder. No further details have been reported to date.
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June 29:
About 2.30am police attended a home in Casino following reports of a concern for welfare. Officers found Sarah Miles who, despite all efforts, died at the scene after suffering critical head injuries. Her partner, Dwayne Creighton (31), was arrested at the scene and has been charged with murder. Nothing further is reported as yet.
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June 28:
At around 4:15pm police were called to a home in Innisfail for a welfare check. On arrival they found Carolyn McCarthy (51) with life threatening stab wounds at a neighbouring property, where she had sought safety. Despite all help, she died at the scene. Her partner, partner Floyd Tomarra (51), fled by car onto the Bruce highway. After crashing into a truck he attempted to steal another car from a woman nearby. He has been arrested and charged with murder. No further details are known at present. https://www.abc.net.au/.../qld-innisfail-murder.../104039568 QLD
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June 27:
Police were called to a home in Russell Lea just after 11am, following an emergency call from a member of the public. At the home, they found Annette Kiss (53) dead from severe knife injuries. Benjamin Art (42), a housemate of the victim, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with murder. No further details are reported at present.
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June 19:
Emergency services were called to a home in South Mackay just after 4:30pm. On arrival they found Natalie Frahm (34) dead in a car from gunshot wounds. Two young girls who were also in the car escaped physically unharmed and raised the alarm. A 66-year-old man who attempted to help Ms Frahm was also shot and received non-life-threatening injuries. Police set up an exclusion zone around the area and later arrested Ryan Cole (31), believed to be a neighbour of Ms Frahm, who has been charged with murder and attempted murder. Nothing further is reported at this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-20/mackay-shooting-murder-attempted-murder-charges/104000712 QLD
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June 2:
Police attended a home in Byford on Sunday night, after they received reports a woman had been seriously injured. On arrival they found the body of Evette Verney (61) outside the house. Her son (33) was seen leaving the house in a silver car which was spotted about 100 kilometres away at about 9:15pm. After using tyre deflation to stop the car, police used a taser to subdue him before he was taken into custody. This afternoon he has been charged with his mother’s murder. No names have been released and no further details are known as yet.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-03/byford-murder-charge-after-bindoon-car-chase-perth/103926712 WA
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June 2:
Police were called to a property in Albany Creek at about 5:30pm on Sunday, June 2nd. They found an as-yet unnamed woman (77) dead from gunshot wounds, alongside her 46-year-old nephew, also unnamed. Police state that the man was a registered firearms licence holder who had discharged "a number of shots", killing his aunt and himself. The man’s mother (88) was also at the property, but she was not harmed. No names have been released and nothing further is reported as yet.
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June 2:
Police were called to a townhouse in Gordon at around 7:30am, after reports of a disturbance. They found the body of Wanda Dorothy Uhle (78) inside, suffering multiple stab wounds. She was declared dead at the scene. Police then located and arrested her 86-year-old husband, Manfred Uhle, who was taken to hospital under police guard for treatment for a possible cardiac episode. Today he was formally charged with murder and will undergo mental health assessment. No further details are known.
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June 1:
At around 12.30pm emergency services attended a home in Coconut Grove after reports that a woman had been injured and was unresponsive. The as-yet-unnamed woman (36) was declared dead at the scene. A 43-year-old man, also unnamed and known to the victim, was arrested at the scene and held in custody. He has now been charged with domestic violence murder. No further details are known. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-04/coconut-grove-alleged-murder-victim-from-maningrida/103928030 NT
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May 24:
Emergency services were called to a home in Floreat where they found the home owner (recorded below) and her teenage daughter, Gretl Petelczyc (18), both suffering gunshot wounds. Gretl was taken to Royal Perth Hospital, but died from her injuries the next day. Mark Bombara (63) was also found dead from self-inflicted shotgun injuries. It is believed he had been looking for his recently separated ex-wife. Not finding her, he killed two innocent victims. Nothing further is known at present. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/perth-mother-and-daughter-killed-in-double-murder-suicide/103892146 WA
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May 24:
Emergency services were called to a home in Floreat where they found the home owner, Jennifer Petelczyc (59) and her teenage daughter (recorded above), both suffering gunshot wounds. Ms Petelczyc was declared dead at the scene. Mark Bombara (63) was also found dead from self-inflicted shotgun injuries. It is believed he had been looking for his recently separated ex-wife. Not finding her, he killed two innocent victims. Nothing further is known at present.
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April 28(?):
Police were called to a home in Yangebup at about 7.15am on April 29th. At the home they found the body of 78-year-old Joan Drane, who is believed to have been killed at some time between Saturday and Monday. Her son, Andre Drane (54), has been taken into police custody and has been charged with murder. No further details are known as yet. https://tinyurl.com/mryj6mhu WA
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April 26:
Emergency services were called to a house fire in Warnbro at about 1am. On entering the home, they found the body of Erica Hay (30) in a bedroom. Ms Hay’s partner Luke Sekkouah (35), who is alleged to have set fire to the house after assaulting Ms Hay, escaped the house with her 3-year-old daughter. The child was treated for smoke inhalation before being taken to hospital for further care. Sekkouah has been charged with one count of murder and one of criminal damage by fire. No further details have been released. https://tinyurl.com/3tk383w6
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April 23:
At around 2.15pm emergency services were called to a home in Cobram, where they discovered the body of Emma Bates (49) who died after a violent assault. John Torney (39), believed known to Ms Bates, has been arrested and remains in custody assisting with police inquiries. He has been charged with intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, common law assault, aggravated assault of a female and unlawful assault. No further details have been released to date. https://tinyurl.com/meaeuf2z VIC
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April 22:
Police were called to a home in Forbes at around 1.50 am after concerns for a woman’s welfare. On arrival they found the body of Molly Ticehurst (28), killed in a brutal assault. Her ex-partner Daniel Billings (29) was arrested at a property in Fifield, about 100km away. He has been charged with murder and with contravening the terms of an apprehended violence order (AVO). No further facts have been reported so far. https://tinyurl.com/4tykerzj https://tinyurl.com/ym7sf69c NSW
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April 13:
At approximately 3.20pm police began to receive emergency calls from a Bondi Junction shopping centre. In the ensuing minutes a lone attacker stabbed to death Yixuan Cheng (27), along with four other women named below and one man. The perpetrator, Joel Cauchi (40) from Queensland, was known to authorities. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3t5veczk NSW
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April 13:
At approximately 3.20pm police began to receive emergency calls from a Bondi Junction shopping centre. In the ensuing minutes a lone attacker stabbed to death Pikria Darchia (55), four other women and one man. The perpetrator, Joel Cauchi (40) from Queensland, was known to authorities. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3t5veczk NSW
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April 13:
At approximately 3.20pm police began to receive emergency calls from a Bondi Junction shopping centre. In the ensuing minutes a lone attacker stabbed to death Jade Young (55), four other women and one man. The perpetrator, Joel Cauchi (40) from Queensland, was known to authorities. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3t5veczk NSW
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April 13:
At approximately 3.20pm police began to receive emergency calls from a Bondi Junction shopping centre. In the ensuing minutes a lone attacker stabbed to death Dawn Singleton (25) four other women and one man. The perpetrator, Joel Cauchi (40) from Queensland, was known to authorities. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3t5veczk NSW
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April 13:
At approximately 3.20pm police began to receive emergency calls from a Bondi Junction shopping centre. In the ensuing minutes a lone attacker stabbed to death Ashlee Good (38), along with four other women named above and one man. Many others were injured including Ms Good's nine-month-old baby, who remains in hospital in a stable condition. The perpetrator, Joel Cauchi (40) from Queensland, was known to authorities. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3t5veczk NSW
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April 12:
At around 8pm police were called to a welfare check in Broadwater, near Busselton. On arrival at the scene they found the body of Tara Morrison (38). James Sorgiovanni (26) and Hannah Glover (28), both believed known to the victim, have been charged with murder. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/4jmc9dnr WA
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April 5:
At around 10am emergency services were called to reports of a car on fire in bushland at Scarsdale near Ballarat. On arrival at the scene they found the body of 23-year-old Hannah McGuire inside the car. She had been reported missing by a family member earlier that day. Two men known to Ms McGuire were arrested on Sunday afternoon and were interviewed by police. Ms McGuire's ex-partner, Lachie Young (22), has been charged with murder. No further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/2wf42dn9 VIC
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April 2:
Emergency services were called for a welfare check to a unit in Fortitude Valley just after 1pm yesterday. They forced their way into the unit where they found the body of an unnamed 66-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds. Her son, Steven Pinker (42), was taken into custody at the scene and charged overnight with her murder. No further details are available at present. https://tinyurl.com/mpekc8n4 QLD
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March 16:
At about 7:55pm emergency services were called to reports of a street assault in Balga. On arrival they found 22-year-old Mauwa Kizenga, who had been stabbed while out walking with a female relative (20) and who had suffered serious injuries. She was taken to hospital but died soon after, despite all efforts of bystanders, as well as paramedical and hospital staff. Clarence Jalloh (30), believed known to one of the young women, was detained on a nearby street after several young witnesses followed and tried to apprehend him. He has been charged with murder. Nothing further has been reported. https://tinyurl.com/pjvukknj WA
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March 9:
At about midday, after receiving information from family members, police officers found the body of Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani inside a green waste bin on an isolated stretch of road at Buckley, Victoria. A second crime scene was established at her home in southwestern Melbourne, about 80 km away. It is believed that Ms Madhagani’s husband Ashok Raj Varikuppala, flew back to India, where he confessed to Ms Madhagani's family and left the couple’s son with them. Police investigations continue, no further details are available at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3cdxkec6 https://tinyurl.com/5cxw4urx VIC
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March 8:
At about 6.30pm emergency services were called to a home in Lower Plenty after reports a woman in her 50s was being assaulted by a younger woman. Despite all efforts Joanne Perry, 53, died at the scene of knife injuries. Her daughter (26) was shot after allegedly challenging police while armed with a knife, and also died at the scene. Neither woman has yet been identified. Police are not looking for any other suspect. Homicide Squad detectives will investigate both deaths and the investigation will be oversighted by Professional Standards Command. No further details are available to date. https://tinyurl.com/56p5bsd4 VIC
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March 8:
At about 8.10am emergency services were called to a unit in Evans Head, following reports of a concern for welfare. Police officers arrived to find the body of a woman in her 60s in the boot of a car. The as-yet-unnamed woman had suffered fatal stab wounds. The as-yet-unnamed woman had suffered fatal stab wounds. Her son Jeramie Massie (39) was arrested at the scene and has been charged with murder (DV). Nothing further is known at present. https://tinyurl.com/4cv93jzn NSW
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Date unknown:
On February 4, at about 7am, Samantha Murphy (51) left her Ballarat home for a morning run and did not return. Extensive investigation and widespread searches by police, emergency services and volunteers have not yet located her body or her belongings. On Wednesday March 6th police arrested a 22-year-old man and have charged him with murder. On Wednesday March 6th police arrested 22-year-old Patrick Stephenson and have charged him with murder. [A temporary suppression order on his name was lifted on Friday March 8]. He is not a family member and his relationship to Ms Murphy, if any, is unknown. Police investigations are ongoing and detectives continue to appeal for anyone who has information or video footage to come forward. No other information is available as yet. https://tinyurl.com/dxtszm53 VIC
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February 28:
At about 9.40pm on September 11, 2023, police patrol officers came across a 26-year-old woman who had allegedly run away from a violent assault and collapsed unconscious on a street in Kununurra. The unnamed woman was taken to the local hospital before being transferred to Royal Darwin Hospital, where she had emergency surgery for a serious head injury. On February 28, 2024, she died in hospital as a result of her injuries. Her ex-partner, David Junior Tax (27) was initially charged with aggravated grievous bodily harm and breaching a violence restraining order. The charge has now been upgraded to murder. Nothing further is known at present. https://tinyurl.com/ycxu97zt WA
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February 19:
At approximately 1pm on February 20 police discovered the bodies of Min Cho (41) and her seven-year-old son at a martial arts studio in North Parramatta. Before this discovery Ms Cho’s husband, Stephen (39), had been found stabbed to death at a unit in Baulkham Hills at about 10.30am. Police believe that Ms Cho and her son were strangled to death sometime between 5.30 and 6.30pm on February 19th, and that her husband had been killed soon afterwards. Kwong Kyung Yoo (49), the boy's martial arts instructor, attended hospital at 11.50pm on February 19 with minor knife wounds. After investigation he was arrested and placed under police guard and has been charged with 3 counts of murder. No further details have been released as yet. http://tinyurl.com/ycky9v2e http://tinyurl.com/y52djcke NSW
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February 15:
At about 9:30am emergency services were called to a property on Undullah Road in Woodhill after reports of a fatality. When crews arrived they found that Amarjit Kaur Sardar (41) had died from her injuries after she was run over by the slasher attachment of a tractor. Police allege her husband Yadwinder Singh (44) initially called triple-0 and reported his wife had "passed away" and that it had been an accident. He was arrested at the scene and has been charged with murder and interfering with a corpse. Nothing further has been reported. http://tinyurl.com/5n76w8d5 QLD
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February 9:
Police were called to Bankstown–Lidcombe Hospital just before 3am on January 4 after reports of a patient assault. They found that Samira Kammalledine (80) had been attacked, choked and had her head bashed against a wall in the emergency department. She remained in hospital in a critical condition for over a month before dying. Her daughters aged 63 and 58 were also assaulted. There is no known connection between the women and the alleged attacker. Richard Lim (28), who was a patient at the hospital, was arrested, remanded in custody and charged with assault. In April 2024 he was charged with murder. Nothing further is known at present. https://tinyurl.com/3rzfyepx http://tinyurl.com/3bddtftv NSW
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February 7:
At about 5.50pm emergency services were called to an address in Tweed Heads West after a request for a welfare check. On arrival they found the body of a woman who is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in her 60s. Police later found an unnamed 25-year-old man with injuries to his hands at a nearby business. He was taken to Tweed Heads hospital under police guard for treatment. On discharge he was charged with murder, taken into custody and refused bail. Nothing further has been reported at this time. http://tinyurl.com/y3rrvmxw NSW
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February 4:
At about 11.20am ambulance services responded to a call about an unresponsive woman in a hotel room in Ascot. When paramedics arrived the 42-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, was found dead. On May 22, after extensive inquiries, police charged two men, Qian Liu (28) and an unnamed 24-year-old man, with her murder. No further details are known at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3ccu922n WA
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February 3:
At around 6:30pm, emergency services were called to the car park of the Redbank Plains Shopping Village in response to reports of a serious assault. There they found Vyleen White (70) dead after being stabbed in the chest during a violent robbery. Her granddaughter (6) was physically uninjured and was able to call for help from a passing doctor, who gave CPR until the emergency crew arrived. The attackers fled the scene but in an ongoing investigation a 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and four other teenage males have been charged with related offences. No names have been released and nothing more is known at present. http://tinyurl.com/49tmy4by http://tinyurl.com/fy7ssdbv QLD
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February 3:
At about 1:20pm emergency services were called to a home at Rosewater, where a family member had found the bodies of her mother Antoinette Tozer (76) and brother Steve Tozer (55). On arrival they found both had died from significant injuries in an assault which they believe happened in the early hours of the morning. Joe Campbell (43), who had been residing across the road from the house, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. No further details are known at this time. https://tinyurl.com/3hyyjvb8 http://tinyurl.com/yc82zu8m SA
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January 28:
At about 5.30pm 30-year-old Alana Martin was found dead at a unit in Maryborough after Daniel Holm (43), believed to be her partner, attended Maryborough Police Station and confessed to her murder. Police have not revealed how the victim was killed. Holm has been charged with murder (domestic violence) and remanded in custody. Nothing further is reported to date. http://tinyurl.com/bdzmfk2z https://rb.gy/76zkyz QLD
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January 28:
Emergency services were called to a unit in Morayfield, near Brisbane, at about 12.10am after neighbours reported gunshots. Officers and paramedics arrived to find Keira Marshall (29) suffering gunshot injury to the upper body. She died at the scene despite paramedics’ efforts to save her. An unnamed 18-year-old man found at the scene and believed known to the victim has charged with murder. No further details are available at present. http://tinyurl.com/587fftpb https://rb.gy/uswhtz QLD
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January 8:
At about midday on January 7th emergency services were called to a housefire in Bribbaree (NSW) where 65-year-old Nerol Doble was found with severe burns. She was treated at the scene and later airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital but died at about 3am next morning. Police allege her son Shannon Doble (42) deliberately lit the fire inside the property. He has been charged with three domestic violence offences including murder, and damaging property with fire. No further details have been reported. http://tinyurl.com/ywpdy9h7 NSW
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January 5: Police and emergency services were called to a home in Glenorchy, Tasmania, at about 7am, after reports a house was on fire. On January 8th police confirmed that 39-year-old resident Alison Robinson was found dead when the blaze was extinguished. David George Evans, 40, was arrested and has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson. His relationship to Ms Robinson, if any, is unknown. No other information is available as yet. http://tinyurl.com/54973wa6 http://tinyurl.com/2pwswr52 TAS
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