Ipswich man charged with murder after 19-year-old Krystle Monks' 'suspicious' death
A 21-year-old man from Ipswich has been arrested and charged with murder following the "suspicious" death of Queensland woman Krystle Monks.
Monks, 19, was found unresponsive at a Bundamba home at about 9.30pm last Saturday, February 4.
She was rushed to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, but died the following night.
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Emergency services found Krystle Monks unresponsive in Bundamba about 9.30pm on Saturday, February 4. Supplied
Police were initially told she'd collapsed but are now treating the case as domestic violence.
Michael Kurt Pringle, 21, from Dinmore is charged with murder and chose not to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
He'll stay behind bars until the matter returns to court in Ipswich at the end of next month.
Anyone with information relating to the alleged murder has been urged to contact police.
Michael Kurt Pringle, 21, from Dinmore is charged with murder and chose not to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court today. Nine
Monks is being remembered as a "much-loved daughter, granddaughter and sister".
Her family says she will be "forever young" and "always beautiful".
A vigil in her memory is planned for Sunday night, ahead of what would have been her 20th birthday.
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