Kelly wilkinson death gold coast allison baden clay sister despairs at news queensland 20210423 p5y5tt.html – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Advertisement
Advertisement
This was published 5 years ago

Allison Baden-Clay's sister despairs at news of Kelly Wilkinson's death

9News Staff

Powered by

The alleged murder of Gold Coast mother-of-three Kelly Wilkinson hits close to home for the family of Brisbane woman Allison Baden-Clay.

Ms Baden-Clay, also a mother-of-three, was murdered by her husband Gerard in 2012.

Her sister Vanessa Fowler today told 9News she heard of Ms Wilkinson's death nine years to the day her sister was killed.

Advertisement
Kelly Wilkinson was allegedly murdered by her estranged partner.

Kelly Wilkinson was allegedly murdered by her estranged partner. GoFundMe

READ MORE: Deputy commissioner 'gutted' by scourge of domestic violence across state

"I feel such despair when I hear that another life is lost and realise that we have just so much more to do," Ms Fowler said.

"The system is broken, she did everything right, she engaged with the system and she reached out for support."

Today Queensland Police deputy commissioner and police minister Mark Ryan came under fire over failures in the police system's response to domestic violence.

Allison Baden-Clay.

Allison Baden-Clay. 

READ MORE: Internal review to probe Kelly Wilkinson's interactions with police before death

Neither of them could pinpoint exactly where the system let down Kelly Wilkinson but both admitted change is needed.

Advertisement

An internal review is being conducted by Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd of the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command, which will run separately to a coronial investigation and the criminal investigation

email icon

Contact us

Share a tip-off, video or photo with us

Most viewed in QLD

More to explore