Murder victim Allison Baden-Clay's parents back plan to teach workers signs of domestic abuse

The parents of murdered mother Allison Baden-Clay will launch a nationwide programme to recognise and prevent domestic violence.

The Brisbane mum-of-three was killed by her husband Gerard in 2012. He’s now serving a minimum 15-year prison sentence.

In a joint project, the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation is partnering with Griffith University’s MATE Bystander Program to teach the business and corporate sector how to identify and handle abusive relationships.

The murder victim’s parents Geoff and Priscilla Dickie hope the program will prevent future deaths from domestic abuse.

“If her story can help others, then we’re one step closer to preventing family and domestic violence and promoting kindness in the community,” said Geoff Dickie.

The nation-wide programme will be launched in February.

Allison's body was found on a creek bank 13 kilometres from her home on April 20, 2012, ten days after her husband Gerard reported her missing.

The former real estate agent was later found guilty of killing her in what has become one of Australia's most high profile cases of domestic violence.

In 2015, Gerard Baden-Clay appealed the murder conviction and it was downgraded to manslaughter. But the following year the High Court of Australia reinstated the original judgement.

Allison's parents say they spoke to her about the abuse in the years leading up to her death, but were conscious of how Baden-Clay would react to their intervention and believed Allison would safely resolve her situation.