"We know that separation is one of the most dangerous times in a woman's life," she said. Hannah Clarke's parents bravely speak about her detailed testimony against Rowan Baxter.

Car fire killer Rowan Baxter "tried to break" the wrist of his estranged wife after she challenged him about photos of herself she saw in his car in the weeks prior to him dousing her and their children in petrol and setting them alight, according to one of Hannah Clarke's friends.Details continue to emerge about the abusive and controlling tactics Mr Baxter, 42, waged against his 31-year-old wife Hannah Clarke, also known as Hannah Baxter, in the Ms Clarke and her children Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3, Police said Mr Baxter was found dead on the footpath with self-inflicted wounds.Ms Clarke's friend, who did not want to be named, said the mother-of-three showed her a welt on her arm and told her she received it after she challenged him over the photos in front of the children.The woman said Ms Clarke also previously told her Mr Baxter "controlled every aspect of her life" and had hacked her phone and left old devices around the house to record her conversations.Ms Clarke told her friend that Mr Baxter "was so obsessed with her it was scary".She also shared how it was not until she left Mr Baxter and spoke to police that she realised how serious the situation was.The friend also said Ms Clarke had felt overwhelmed ahead of a court hearing in January.The ABC understands a domestic violence order was made, which stipulated Mr Baxter had to stay 20 metres away from his estranged wife. Ms Yamasaki said.Others who knew the couple and their children told ABC News that Mr Baxter's actions were not a surprise.Friends and neighbours watched as the relationship fell apart.Ms Clarke left Mr Baxter late last year, taking the three children with her.About the same time, the Capalaba fitness business they ran together closed down.Living alone in their home, Mr Baxter reportedly displayed increasingly frightening behaviour.Neighbours said there was a "long build-up" before Mr Baxter Friends of the couple, who do not want to be named, have revealed the unsettling knowledge that something bad was likely to happen.They painted a picture of an angry man with a temper.

Credit: Facebook The Queensland police’s Vulnerable Persons Unit had also been helping Hannah, offering her, the three children, and Baxter counselling and support through several community services related to domestic and family violence. With burns to 97 per cent of her body, Hannah Clarke managed to give Queensland police three interviews before her death. Rowan Baxter confronted his estranged wife, Hannah Clarke, in a suburban Brisbane park on Boxing Day before taking their daughter Laianah, placing her in … Hannah Clarke Youtube. "Police have confirmed they had contact with both Ms Clarke and Mr Baxter for months, but Professor Douglas said it was likely that other services might have had a chance to raise the alarm.

"Stalking is a very clear risk factor for serious harm and fatalities in the context of domestic abuse," Professor Douglas said.She said it could be disguised as the actions of an incredibly caring father.

Here's what we knowWestern Sydney RSL linked to two new coronavirus cases, sparking warning for recent dinersMinimal texts sent between Government departments as passengers disembarked Ruby PrincessBiden and Republicans hit back at Trump over Kamala Harris conspiracy theorySurfer 'punched' shark to free woman's leg, surf lifesavers say5,000 metres world record smashed by 2 seconds as athletics returns in MonacoIt took years for Rosie to realise she was being financially abused. "But in the context of separation and the context of the obsessiveness of it … that would suggest to me that this looks more like stalking." "He kept telling me he would never hurt them — never — he would say this over and over again … this just rips my heart out and I will never understand." She, at that time, didn’t know he had passed.”He set them all on fire before telling people in the street not to help and then stabbed himself to death.Rowan Baxter and Hannah Clarke with their children Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey.Ms Clark was still conscious and alert when emergency crews arrived on the scene when she gave what Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll described as the most powerful evidence they could possibly have.“I think that officers and the emergency services for the rest of their lives will be thinking of that moment and what she actually did,” she told the “My investigators have to watch that, obviously as part of the evidence to go forward.“It’s probably just the most harrowing thing you could ever watch.“Not only in real life, but to then have to go back and review the videos well.”Ms Clarke succumbed to her injuries that night in hospital.In early January, Baxter was given a DVO by a Brisbane court for kidnapping one of their children and taking her interstate against Ms Clarke’s wishes.The family claimed he stalked Hannah through her mobile and knew where she was at all times. "Since she's been separated, has she been to the GP and talked to the GP about the separation? "How many times do we see this happening before taking action?" Mark Thompson appeared to sympathize with Clarke’s estranged husband Rowan Baxter, a former pro … Hannah Clarke, Rowan Baxter and their three children Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey. Insp. "Has she told members of the school community? Here's what we knowUS Navy carrier conducts exercises in South China Sea amid rising tensions You vs Google: Do you know the answers to the most-searched questions this week?Names of Indigenous Australians celebrated among the stars5,000 metres world record smashed by 2 seconds as athletics returns in MonacoFish kills man on Darwin harbour after 'launching' itself into boatFour men caught entering Queensland on a sailboat, as no new coronavirus cases recorded Hannah Clarke and her three children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey with Rowan Baxter. "The more he [Rowan] convinced the public of the love for his children and you [Hannah], the more he was able to exercise his coercive control by isolating you and manipulating others into perceiving him as being a good partner.