'Hannah said she knew her children were dead, and she didn't want to survive.' 'Her last words came just before she was sedated by paramedics,' Ms Brasch said. The court also heard Ms Clarke had injuries of the 'worst kind' and made a final plea to first responders when she realised her children had been killed. 'Hannah said she knew her children were dead'

Ms Brasch said this evidence indicated he had not made a 'a sudden nor snap' decision to hurt his family. The inquest will examine the response from authorities before the murders of Hannah Clarke and her children. It heard Baxter made an unusual request to borrow his aunt's car, which he then used to stake out the family on the morning he attacked them. The court was given a detailed timeline of events leading up to the murders, including Baxter's purchase of a jerry can, fuel and cable ties in the days prior. 'The evidence will paint a complex picture.' 'This inquest is an opportunity to reflect upon what could have been done differently - or better - to identify the escalating risks posed by Baxter in the weeks leading to 19 February. 'It is almost incomprehensible why a man in Baxter's position would do what he did, but comprehend it we must attempt to do,' she said. Family and domestic violence support services: The children died at the scene and the 31-year-old mother died later in hospital from her injuries.īaxter also died shortly after the attack from self-inflicted wounds.ĭuring a pre-inquest conference held in Brisbane, counsel assisting the coroner Jacoba Brasch told the court the inquiry was set to 'look backwards' to identify 'warning signs' from Baxter and examine whether appropriate actions were taken to address the threat to Ms Clarke and her children.

Ms Clarke and her children, Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4 and three-year-old Trey, were killed in February last year when her estranged husband Rowan Baxter doused them in petrol and set them alight inside their car at Camp Hill.

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