Maybe I'm odd, but I do think he is good-looking. And he looks to me like a nice person. But fear not, don't worry about me! He also (to me) looks charming, and charm is something I have never ever trusted, right from childhood. I always wonder what is behind it.
Australia - Frances Crawford 49, found dead after suspicious lawn mower accident in Queensland.
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I mentioned Oscar Pistorious in the Melissa Hoskins thread. The common theme being very top athletes who kill their wives ( by accident apparently.)Another example would be Oscar Pistorius, who shot his girlfriend through a locked toilet cubicle door in his home.
Also Pawel Klosowski, who shot his son’s girlfriend through a locked bathroom door in South Australia.
Real heroes!
Oscar Pistorius and the Valentine's killing of Reeva Steenkamp. What happened that night?
Oscar Pistorius, a world-famous double-amputee sprinter who competed on carbon-fiber blades at the 2012 London Olympics, was freed on parole having served nearly nine years in prison for murder.apnews.com
'You're finished': Court gallery reacts as SA killer who shot dead son and son's girlfriend gets at least 34 years' jail
A man who shot dead his son and his son's girlfriend in South Australia's south-east will spend at least 34 years behind bars.www.abc.net.au
Oscar Pistorious already out of prison to carry on with his life, his lady and her family of course cannot!
I hope this case does not follow suit.
Awful just awful
Crawford’s murder charge case is back in court tomorrow, for review.
We are still waiting to hear the result of his bail application to which Justice Frances Williams said back on 14th April that she would “hand her decision down at a later date”.
We are still waiting to hear the result of his bail application to which Justice Frances Williams said back on 14th April that she would “hand her decision down at a later date”.
Hmmmmm….. he isn’t listed on today’s court listing…..
The Australian News
19 March 2025
“The matter was adjourned to April 30 for a further review and a directions hearing was set down for August 22.”
The Australian News
19 March 2025
“The matter was adjourned to April 30 for a further review and a directions hearing was set down for August 22.”
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I'm so shocked that this isn't gaining a lot of media attention!
I just randomly googled to see if anything had happened and saw he was charged, etc. It's inexplicably quiet..
Robert Crawford granted bail. Seems anyone can get bail these days
Courier Mail
A man who allegedly strangled his wife in a “murderous rage” has been granted bail.
Airforce pilot Robert Crawford is contesting a charge of murder relating to the death of his wife Frances Crawford.
The mother of three was found lifeless on her Lockyer Valley property on July 30 last year next to a ride-on lawnmower at the bottom of a retaining wall.
The Crown alleges Crawford killed his wife and tried to make it look like an accident.
During an application for bail earlier this month Crown prosecutor Chris Cook claimed Crawford had “manipulated the scene after killing his wife and painted himself as the victim”.
“He paints himself as waking up in the middle of the night, rolling over and she’s not there and goes looking for her, but what we see on this document is he’s using his phone a lot throughout the evening … and his bed is made, so the inference is he hadn’t been sleeping,” Mr Cook said.
But high-profile criminal barrister Saul Holt KC said Crawford frantically looked around the property for his wife before finding her under the 260kg lawnmower and calling emergency services around 3.30am.
Mr Holt said it was credible that Frances went to move the lawnmower herself and fatally fell in a terrible accident.
Mr Holt said the prosecution case was “very weak” and expert analysis was “flawed”, and argued Crawford should be granted bail.
“It’s at the very least a highly contestable prosecution case. Mr Crawford is and will be highly motivated to defend it rather than run away from it,” he said.
On Friday Justice Frances Williams granted bail to Crawford, who has no criminal history and is also charged with interfering with a corpse.
“The applicant will contest the charges …. a lengthy period of custody may be inevitable if not granted bail,” Justice Williams said.
“There are parts of the Crown’s evidence which are contestable.”
She said a central issue at trial will be whether the Crown can exclude accident beyond reasonable doubt where there is the appearance of an accident.
Crawford was in a show cause situation meaning he had to demonstrate why his detention was not justified.
The Crown opposed bail on the basis he posed an unacceptable risk of interfering with witnesses and others, committing further offences and failing to appear.
The primary risk identified was risk of falling to appear.
Justice Williams said it was uncontentious that where a strong case of murder existed, and given the mandatory life sentence a conviction would carry, there is an incentive not to appear but that risk diminished if the Crown case was not strong
The defence say the 47 year old has ties to the jurisdiction being close to parents, brother and extended family.
The court heard he was suspended from RAAF last year but he was seeking to have it lifted.
Currently he does not have access to RAAF air bases and his security clearance had expired.
Crawford has been in custody since October.
Proposed bail conditions included $250,000 surety from father, curfew, daily reporting at Toowoomba police station, not applying for passport including diplomatic passport, not leave Qld or Australia, not enter within 500m of international terminal, not enter airfield given he is a pilot, not contact with any witness or potential witness including children.
The Crown point to him being a pilot being a risk, but this alone cannot exclude bail, she said.
Had previously made application for diplomatic passport for work before this incident.
Justice Williams found the proposed conditions reduced any risk of release to an acceptable level.
Courier Mail
A man who allegedly strangled his wife in a “murderous rage” has been granted bail.
Airforce pilot Robert Crawford is contesting a charge of murder relating to the death of his wife Frances Crawford.
The mother of three was found lifeless on her Lockyer Valley property on July 30 last year next to a ride-on lawnmower at the bottom of a retaining wall.
The Crown alleges Crawford killed his wife and tried to make it look like an accident.
During an application for bail earlier this month Crown prosecutor Chris Cook claimed Crawford had “manipulated the scene after killing his wife and painted himself as the victim”.
“He paints himself as waking up in the middle of the night, rolling over and she’s not there and goes looking for her, but what we see on this document is he’s using his phone a lot throughout the evening … and his bed is made, so the inference is he hadn’t been sleeping,” Mr Cook said.
But high-profile criminal barrister Saul Holt KC said Crawford frantically looked around the property for his wife before finding her under the 260kg lawnmower and calling emergency services around 3.30am.
Mr Holt said it was credible that Frances went to move the lawnmower herself and fatally fell in a terrible accident.
Mr Holt said the prosecution case was “very weak” and expert analysis was “flawed”, and argued Crawford should be granted bail.
“It’s at the very least a highly contestable prosecution case. Mr Crawford is and will be highly motivated to defend it rather than run away from it,” he said.
On Friday Justice Frances Williams granted bail to Crawford, who has no criminal history and is also charged with interfering with a corpse.
“The applicant will contest the charges …. a lengthy period of custody may be inevitable if not granted bail,” Justice Williams said.
“There are parts of the Crown’s evidence which are contestable.”
She said a central issue at trial will be whether the Crown can exclude accident beyond reasonable doubt where there is the appearance of an accident.
Crawford was in a show cause situation meaning he had to demonstrate why his detention was not justified.
The Crown opposed bail on the basis he posed an unacceptable risk of interfering with witnesses and others, committing further offences and failing to appear.
The primary risk identified was risk of falling to appear.
Justice Williams said it was uncontentious that where a strong case of murder existed, and given the mandatory life sentence a conviction would carry, there is an incentive not to appear but that risk diminished if the Crown case was not strong
The defence say the 47 year old has ties to the jurisdiction being close to parents, brother and extended family.
The court heard he was suspended from RAAF last year but he was seeking to have it lifted.
Currently he does not have access to RAAF air bases and his security clearance had expired.
Crawford has been in custody since October.
Proposed bail conditions included $250,000 surety from father, curfew, daily reporting at Toowoomba police station, not applying for passport including diplomatic passport, not leave Qld or Australia, not enter within 500m of international terminal, not enter airfield given he is a pilot, not contact with any witness or potential witness including children.
The Crown point to him being a pilot being a risk, but this alone cannot exclude bail, she said.
Had previously made application for diplomatic passport for work before this incident.
Justice Williams found the proposed conditions reduced any risk of release to an acceptable level.
I was shocked that Larissa Sant got bail, but now this!!!! Both bail applications were granted in the Supreme Court of Brisbane, but different judges. Absolutely unthinkable!!
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He's probably already on a beach somewhere.
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I used to think if you were charged with murder, you didn't get bail. How times have changed.
One of the reasons he was granted bail, is because the prosecution's case is weak.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
One of the reasons he was granted bail, is because the prosecution's case is weak.
RAAF pilot accused of killing wife in lawnmower incident granted bail
The man accused of staging his wife’s death as a late-night lawnmower accident will walk free from custody.
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First they don't give Frances an AVO against him, so now she's dead.
Then they let him out to roam around - as long as he reports to the police daily. Hopefully he doesn't interfere with witnesses to the problems he and Frances were experiencing.
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"In November 2024, the applicant was suspended from his position with the Royal Australian Air Force, however … the applicant is seeking to have his suspension lifted so he can return to administrative duties in some capacity.
"If the applicant cannot return to work at his RAAF for some time, he has indicated he will consider primary production work on the property in Upper Lockyer." "
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"If the applicant cannot return to work at his RAAF for some time, he has indicated he will consider primary production work on the property in Upper Lockyer." "
RAAF pilot accused of killing wife and staging mower accident bailed
A Queensland man accused of murdering his wife and staging a lawnmower accident to cover it up has been granted bail.
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A pilot’s account of his wife’s death – and what police think happened
Court documents detail events on the night Frances Crawford died, based on police interviews, phone messages, and tracking data from her husband’s Garmin device.
A pilot’s account of his wife’s death – and what police think happened
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