Hannah Clarke

2022 - 3 - 21

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Hannah Clarke cried for her 'babies' after estranged husband set her ... (The Guardian)

'Incredibly brave' mother gave police detailed information about what had happened, despite sustaining burns to 97% of her body, inquest hears.

Clarke said Baxter had told her that he wanted to see his children as he got into her car. Ring told the inquest in Brisbane on Tuesday that Clarke said her estranged husband had “squirted petrol” and then threw a lighter inside the car. A severely burnt Hannah Clarke asked why she didn’t just stay with her “babies” inside their car after her estranged husband set the vehicle alight, an inquest has been told.

Severely burnt, a lucid Hannah Clarke gave a full account of ... (Brisbane Times)

In addition to telling a police officer at the scene exactly what happened, the Brisbane mother-of-three told an off-duty paramedic: “My babies are in the ...

That is always a very difficult conversation to have with anyone … I found her incredibly courageous.” Senior Constable Angus Skaines stayed with Ms Clarke while she was being hosed down. Whether more could have been done to keep the three Clarke children safe will also be a focus. “She had hopped in the car to go to school … she had just turned the car on and he [Baxter] had jumped in the passenger seat and told her to drive,” Senior Constable Skaines said. Why didn’t I just stay in the car with them?” “It was amazing the things she was able to tell me, and how much she was able to help us piece together what things had happened in the lead-up to this.”

Hannah Clarke inquest: Shocking new details emerge of Camp Hill ... (Daily Mail)

Witnesses to the Camp Hill tragedy in Brisbane's south recalled how Hannah Clarke's ex tried to stop them from extinguishing the flames as his children died ...

If I went to the right side he followed me there, if I went to the left side, he followed me there. 'It was just a bang and a blackness sort of hit my face. I even ripped his shirt, I couldn't get to him, I couldn't stop him,' Ms Covey recalled. He's trying to kill me. He's put petrol on me.' He also recalled Ms Clarke's harrowing words to him while she was 'head to toe in flames' as he tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose. I sort of turned my head around briefly… I tried to fight him. I've got a DVO I can't believe he's done this. 'If I went to the right side he followed me there, if I went to the left side, he followed me there. 'I can't believe he's done this. 'He was not wanting me to put the fire out.

Hannah Clarke inquest hears her final pleas for children despite ... (ABC News)

After Hannah Clarke escaped the burning wreckage of her car, which was set alight in a domestic violence attack, she screamed out for her children who were ...

The officer said Ms Clarke told him that Baxter said he wanted to see the children, and that she told him to get out of the car. Senior Constable Skaines said Ms Clarke told him she was driving her children to school, when her estranged husband jumped into the car while holding a jerry can, and "told her to drive". One of the first police officers on the scene, Angus Skaines, became emotional as he described how Ms Clarke was determined to provide officers with a detailed description of the attack, despite her extensive and painful injuries. Firefighter Anthony Eggins, who was called to the scene, told the inquest he saw the car "fully involved in fire" as he approached. Despite Ms Clarke having severe burns to 97 per cent of her body, Ms Ring told the court the 31-year-old's main concern was for her children. Off-duty paramedic Stephanie Ring was one of the first people to come to the aid of Ms Clarke, after she fled the car that had been ambushed by her estranged husband.

Shocking final act by Hannah Clarke's killer (NEWS.com.au)

An inquest into the horrific murder of Hannah Clarke has recounted the shocking final act of her killer. WARNING: Distressing.

“Baxter had Hannah in a bear hug, he was sitting in the front seat … she was trying to get free,” he said. “He looked as though he was trying to get in the way of that.” “The way he was pacing around the car was making it difficult for my neighbour who was trying to put the fire out,” he said.

Horrific extent of Hannah Clarke's burns revealed (The West Australian)

The extent of Hannah Clarke's injuries after the young mum and her children were set on fire in a horrific attack has been revealed.

The court was told it was “blatant and obvious” anyone inside the car was not coming out. “It was broken up a bit but what she told me was she had just hopped in the car to go into school … she’d just turned the car on and he’d just jumped in the passenger seat,” he told the court. “Rowan’s told her to drive and that he had a jerry can in his hand.” Constable Skaines said Ms Clarke was “incredibly brave” in describing what happened after Baxter jumped in the passenger seat. Dr Rashford revealed he attempted to reassure the “incredibly courageous” Ms Clarke before she was anesthetised. Queensland Ambulance Service medical director Stephen Rashford on Tuesday told the court he found Ms Clarke “incredibly courageous” when he assessed her on the scene.