GUILTY Australia - Sophie Collombet, 21, found dead in Kurilpa Park, Brisbane, 27 March 2014

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Just a reminder that he should appear in court again tomorrow.
 
SOPHIE Collombet’s accused killer will face a committal hearing in July.

Benjamin James Milward, 25, had his case briefly mentioned in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.

Lawyer Michael Bosscher asked that a scheduled directions hearing be abandoned so the case could instead be listed for a one-day committal hearing.

The request was not opposed by Crown prosecutor Scott Smith.

Chief Magistrate Judge Ray Rinaudo listed the committal hearing with cross-examination for July 27.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...t-murder-accused/story-fnihsrf2-1227313672038
 
A MEMORIAL will be held in a Brisbane park where a French student was found murdered more than a year ago.
SOPHIE Collombet's naked and battered body was discovered in a rotunda at Kurilpa Park at South Bank on March 28 last year.

It will not be the first time Ms Collombet has been remembered at Kurilpa Park.
Last April, 2000 people, mostly strangers, marched through Brisbane to the inner city park in honour of the 21-year-old Griffith University student.
Benjamin James Milward, 25, has been charged with the murder.
He is due to reappear in court in July.

http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...d-french-student/story-e6frfku9-1227348043126
 
July 27, 2015, 12:45 pm

Benjamin James Milward, 26, will stand trial in the Queensland Supreme Court charged with murdering and raping the Ms Collombet, 21, depriving her of liberty, and robbing her using personal violence.

Milward did not enter a plea when Brisbane Magistrate Tina Previtera committed him to trial in the Supreme Court at a later date, following a half-day committal hearing.

Earlier, witnesses told the hearing Milward consumed a cocktail of drugs and alcohol on the day he allegedly killed Ms Collombet.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/29058835/collombet-accused-injected-ice-qld-court/
 
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12th Oct 2016

Sophie Collombet murder and rape: Guilty plea
Read more: http://www.qt.com.au/news/sophie-collombet-murder-and-rape-guilty-plea/3099514/

AN Ipswich man has admitted he murdered and raped French university student Sophie Collombet, dumping her body by the banks of the Brisbane River.

Benjamin James Milward, who turns 28 in two days, pleaded guilty in Brisbane Supreme Court this morning to murder and rape on March 27, 2014.

He was due to face a trial in less than two weeks, in the week of October 24.

Life imprisonment is the only sentence he can receive when he is sentenced on October 26.
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Poor Sophie. Rest in peace.

Justice Lyons said his drinking and drug taking was no excuse for what he did.
She said Ms Collombet was "a young woman with a life ahead of her, a life full of hopes and dreams".
"You ended all that — this young woman died at your hands, you have caused her death," she said.
"You allowed your sexual desires to overwhelm you, your actions were cowardly."
The court heard Ms Collombet survived for several hours after the brutal attack, with prosecutor Todd Fuller saying she had 128 external injuries, including skull fractures.

The court heard Milward could only remember some of his actions, but told police when arrested: "What I've done is just *advertiser censored****g horrible".
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-...entenced-life-sophie-collombet-murder/7962676
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Hello,

I'm a close friend of Sophie, I'm French.

I dont know why I'm reading this forum several years after her death...but I just would like to thanks U for yr support 8 years ago.... We have no doubts that Australian people are kind and nice. We were very touched by your love and your thoughts.

When we discovered that she disapared since 3/4 days and that a body was found, we understood immediatly , especially with the photos of her jewelry posted on the net.
Pain and sadness are still here.
Sophie was an amazing person, loved and brilliant. She miss us every day. We continu our life without her, she was my childhood friend and I'm now 31, I'm so sad that she doesn't see all that I've accomplished and all that her brothers and friends accomplished too. Her parents are incredible strongs too, and I think she is so proud of them.

So, thanks U for your nice comments and support.
Life must go on...

(I'm sorry if my english is not good).
 
celia73 said:
Hello,

I'm a close friend of Sophie, I'm French.

I dont know why I'm reading this forum several years after her death...but I just would like to thanks U for yr support 8 years ago.... We have no doubts that Australian people are kind and nice. We were very touched by your love and your thoughts.

When we discovered that she disapared since 3/4 days and that a body was found, we understood immediatly , especially with the photos of her jewelry posted on the net.
Pain and sadness are still here.
Sophie was an amazing person, loved and brilliant. She miss us every day. We continu our life without her, she was my childhood friend and I'm now 31, I'm so sad that she doesn't see all that I've accomplished and all that her brothers and friends accomplished too. Her parents are incredible strongs too, and I think she is so proud of them.

So, thanks U for your nice comments and support.
Life must go on...

(I'm sorry if my english is not good).
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Hi Celia,

I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend Sophie. I wish you all the best.

Love,

Bo x
 
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