The Latest Breaking News from Kelly Wilkinson

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

AAP · May 25

Police Told Kelly Wilkinson to 'Cool Off' When She Asked for Help, Days Later Her Ex-Husband Burned Her Alive

An inquest into Kelly Wilkinson's death hears claims police turned her away four days before her estranged husband burned her in a brutal petrol attack.

International Business Times UK · Mar 6

'Cool off': mum turned away before murder, inquest told

An inquest for a woman murdered by her husband has been adjourned after a last minute claim that the mother was turned away by police and told to "cool off".

AAP · Mar 5

'Not appropriate': killer released by cop before attack

A man who stabbed and set his wife alight after being released by a police officer should have applied for bail in front of a magistrate, a coroner has heard.

AAP · Mar 3

Family seeks answers after mother stabbed, burnt

A week before a woman was murdered, an internal police review backed officers' decisions not to act on her complaints about a domestic violence order breach.

AAP · Sep 15, 2025

Man accused of aiding murder plan found not guilty

After being accused of helping a workmate murder his estranged wife, Bradley Bell has been found not guilty by a Brisbane Supreme Court jury and walked free.

AAP · Sep 13, 2024

Workmate did not know about plan, wife-murderer says

A man who murdered a woman by stabbing her and setting her on fire told a jury a workmate accused of aiding him in the crime did not know of his plan to kill.

AAP · Sep 11, 2024

Man went along with wife-kill plan of boss, jury told

A man played along with talk from his boss of setting his wife on fire and bought him a can of petrol because he needed the job, a jury has heard.

AAP · Sep 10, 2024

Man aided mate's plan to 'tie and burn' wife, jury told

A man drove his workmate to get a petrol can at 3am while knowing he had a plan to "tie up and burn" his estranged wife, a jury has heard.

AAP · Sep 9, 2024

Kelly Wilkinson: Brian Earl Johnston sentenced to life in prison for Queensland murder

Former US marine to spend at least 20 years behind bars for murdering estranged wife at her Gold Coast home

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2024