Gold Coast Mother Cleared of Murder Charges in Deaths of Two Children
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- Maree Mavis Crabtree, accused of killing her two adult children five years apart, has been acquitted of all murder charges.
- She was arrested in 2018 over the deaths of Jonathan Crabtree (2017) and Erin Crabtree (2012).
- A jury found her not guilty of murder, attempted murder, and fraud in relation to Jonathan's death.
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Maree Mavis Crabtree was accused of killing her adult children, Jonathan Crabtree in 2017 and Erin Crabtree in 2012, allegedly by drugging them and staging overdoses.
A Gold Coast woman accused of killing two of her adult children five years apart, has been cleared of all murder charges.
In 2018 Maree Mavis Crabtree was arrested over the deaths of Jonathan Crabtree in 2017 and Erin Crabtree in 2012.
It was alleged by police at the time she drugged her children, aged 18 and 26, with prescription pain medication, then staged their overdoses.
Last month Ms Crabtree faced a trial in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, with relation to the death of Mr Crabtree.
She pleaded not guilty to his murder, an earlier attempted murder and fraud, and ultimately a jury acquitted her of all three charges.
On Thursday, several other charges, including the murder of Erin Crabtree were discontinued by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
During a review, in which Ms Crabtree was not present, the court heard two indictments, which included that charge would be discharged.
