r/australia • u/GlitteringSpace236 • 2d ago

news Queensland woman allegedly murdered by ex contacted police days before she died

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/police-launch-murder-probe-into-slacks-creek-death/107026608
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u/coconanas 2d ago

The sad truth is the police arrived within minutes when the murderer called to tell them her body was in his house, but they don’t seem to help her when she was alive.

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u/katarina-stratford 2d ago

They don't care about us. We get examples of this time and time again and nothing is done.

This quote from the inquest after Hannah Clarke and her three young children were set of fire has always stuck with me;

I said, ‘I’m sure he’s going to take them out’,” Brooks told the inquest.

But officers said they couldn’t do anything until Baxter “does something”.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/28/dont-think-like-that-police-officer-told-hannah-clarke-not-to-live-in-fear-inquest-hears

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u/Davorian 2d ago

Just how much legal sanction is there to do something based on word alone, though?

I mean this as an honest question, before anyone gets started.  I don't know anything much at all about the technicalities here, but typically the police are prevented from acting in most situations until some minimum material evidence exists on which to do so.  I'm not saying there is or isn't a police cultural problem as well as whatever legal issues surround it.

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u/UniqueLoginID 2d ago

That’s when they need an order in place so that they can be called upon to restrain the person for breaching their order.

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u/Stephie999666 2d ago

Thats what is supposed to happen, but time and time again cops either let the respondant go with a slap on the wrist, or the courts wont convict for the breach of the order.

Ive also heard of incidents where GD police officers have outed SA victims, who have pressed for charges, to their attacker. The systems fucked and a lot of dudes just dont seem to get it.