Queensland Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Minister Di Farmer says the number of men seeking help to stop committing domestic violence has surged after Hannah Clarke and her kids were burned to death earlier this week.
Rowan Baxter killed Hannah Clarke, Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3, when he doused them in petrol and set their car alight in a Brisbane street on Wednesday morning.The shocking attack has seen more people turn to domestic violence services for help, Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Minister Di Farmer says.
Instead, Baxter signed a non-legally binding agreement that gave him just as much access to the children their mother.Ms Clarke's mother Suzanne told Channel 9's A Current Affair that her daughter first experienced psychological trauma and abuse from her estranged husband, which slowly turned physical, leaving Ms Clarke in fear for her life.Mrs Clarke said her daughter was"scared to leave" but had been making small steps to move away in recent times.
"He could manipulate her. The night before he killed them he was on the phone to the children crying and she hung up or the children hung up she said to me 'Mum I feel so bad for him'. On Saturday, they posted a thank you message for public support as donations for the family soared past $206,000.
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