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Brian Johnston is charged with murder over the death of his estranged partner Kelly Wilkinson. Photo: Facebook :Source:Supplied
Accused backyard killer gave ’coherent’ instructions to lawyer before attack
Court: Brian Johnston charged with Kelly Wilkinson’s murder after her body was found burned in a backyard
A man charged with the murder of Queensland mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson had visited his lawyer just 48 hours before her death in relation to a “domestic violence issue”.
Brian Earl Johnston, 34, did not appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning where he was remanded in custody.
He is facing charges of murder and breaching a domestic violence order over her death, as well as one count of breaching bail conditions.
Ms Wilkinson’s body was found burned in the backyard of a home on Spikes Court at Arundel on the Gold Coast on Tuesday, after a concerned neighbour called police following a disturbance about 6.40am.
Police say there were three children in the home at the time.
Mr Johnston was located two blocks away at a nearby address in a “semiconscious state”, also with burn injuries, police said on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Ms Wilkinson was identified via a fundraising page which was created to help support her children and plan for the funeral.
Mystery plea before mum’s alleged murder
Kelly Wilkinson, Gold Coast: Mystery plea before mum’s horrific death
Just days before the horrific death of a Queensland mother-of-three, the family of the man accused of killing her made a strange plea for help.
That man has now been confirmed to be 27-year-old Ms Wilkinson’s estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, who was found two blocks away from her on a front lawn in a “semiconscious” state shortly after officers arrived at the scene.
On April 6, two weeks before the alleged murder, Johnston’s sister Kelly Kruft created the ‘Help Brian and his Children’ page.
“I’m Kelly, Brian’s sister, this is all I know to do to help my brother currently since he is in Australia! He needs our help! Please and Thank you! God Bless,” the nondescript fundraiser read.
A day after creating the page, which featured a photo of Johnston’s three children, Ms Kruft took to Facebook to plead for donations.
“We are asking for your help and most definitely your prayers please! I can’t go into details currently but Brian needs his family and friends!!!!” she wrote.
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Neighbours remember slain mother Kelly Wilkinson as doting parent, say speaking about her death is ‘like reliving it’
Kelly Wilkinson, 27, was found dead with burn injuries in her backyard on Tuesday morning. Three children, aged nine or under, were home at the time, and police have charged the woman’s estranged husband, Brian Johnston, with her murder.
Gold Coast: Inside marriage that ended with husband allegedly setting ex-wife Kelly Wilkinson alight | Daily Mail Online
From a blissful wedding to idyllic family holidays and three adorable children: Inside the seemingly perfect marriage that ended with former US Marine estranged husband allegedly setting his ex-wife alight
A former US Marine accused of setting alight and killing his Australian ex-wife had once enjoyed a blissful wedding and picture-perfect family holidays together.
The body of Kelly Wilkinson, 27, was discovered in the back yard of her Arundel home on the Gold Coast in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police were called to the Spikes Court property at 6.40am after neighbours reported hearing an explosion and screams coming from the home.
The couple's three young children aged from two to nine were inside the home at the time of the alleged attack but are all safe.
The couple holding one of their children during a holiday in the US. Johnston (right) is in a serious condition under police guard at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital