Australia - Erin (18) & Jonathan (26) Crabtree, siblings tortured & killed, 2012 & 2017, Gold Coast, Qld *arrest*

[TootsieFootsie]

‘No fruit’ in home of drug smoothie murder accused

A woman accused of murdering her son by hiding drugs in his smoothie was found to have no fresh fruit remnants in her home following a police search, a jury has heard.

www.smh.com.au

Sydney Morning Herald

‘No fruit’ in home of drug smoothie murder accused​

A woman accused of murdering her son by hiding drugs in his smoothie was found to have no fresh fruit remnants in her home following a police search, a jury has heard.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

'My best': Murder accused on son's death​

Hours after discovering his body lying cold on his bed, a mother described her son’s death as a “shame”, a court has been told.

In a recorded, informal police interview played to the court on Thursday, Ms Crabtree spoke of Jonathan’s death just hours after his body was discovered.

“It’s such a shame,” she said to detectives, speaking further of the time the family had travelled to America on a cruise.

When recounting her eldest daughter’s death to police, Ms Crabtree could not remember the year it occurred.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Mother accused of son's murder told police he would 'shoot up Vegemite'

Maree Mavis Crabtree is on trial in Brisbane charged with the murder of Jonathan Crabtree in July 2017, and his earlier attempted murder.

www.abc.net.au

ABC News Australia

Jury hears Maree Crabtree, on trial for murder of son Jonathan, told police he would inject 'whatever he can get his hands on'​

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Jury hears mum accused of son's murder allegedly said he had 'no life'

A Gold Coast woman accused of killing her son allegedly called him a "potato" with "no life" and claimed she "wanted to put something in his drink so he will just not be here", a jury heard.

www.abc.net.au

ABC News Australia

Jury hears Maree Crabtree, on trial for murdering son Jonathan, allegedly claimed she 'wanted to put something in his drink'​

A Gold Coast woman accused of killing her son allegedly called him a "potato" with "no life" and claimed she "wanted to put something in his drink so he will just not be here", a jury has heard.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maree Crabtree trial: Daughter alleges mum killed son with drug-laced smoothie, court hears

7news.com.au

7News

Maree Crabtree trial: Daughter alleges mum killed son with drug-laced smoothie, court hears

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Daughter tells jury she saw mum crush drugs into lethal smoothie

The daughter of a Gold Coast woman accused of killing her son alleges she saw her mum use a hammer to crush up drugs before putting them into a lethal fruit smoothie.

www.abc.net.au

ABC News Australia

Daughter witnessed Maree Mavis Crabtree crush drugs into smoothie that allegedly killed son Jonathan, jury hears​

The daughter of a Gold Coast woman accused of killing her son alleges she saw her mum use a hammer to crush up drugs before putting them into a lethal fruit smoothie.

Tara Crabtree told the jury she saw her mum use a hammer to smash prescribed medication on a kitchen bench before she placed it in a blender.

Tara said she saw about six bottles of Oxynorm added to the smoothie along with other prescribed drugs, watermelon, mango and pineapple.