Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
6
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
Two of Frances Crawford's siblings have given evidence at the trial of her husband for murder at the Supreme Court in Queensland today.
asserted
Two → give → Queensland
Her sister Tamara Davis told the jury "she was scared and overwhelmed" to leave Robert Crawford just days before she died.
asserted
she → tell → Crawford
The defence says Ms Crawford died in a tragic lawnmower accident.
asserted
Crawford → say → accident
The trial continues.
asserted
trial → continue → ?
The sister of a southern Queensland woman who was allegedly killed by her husband has told a jury "she was scared and overwhelmed" to leave him, just days before she died.
uncertain
she → kill → him
Robert John Crawford has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Frances Crawford at their Upper Lockyer home in July 2024.
asserted
Crawford → plead → July
Her body was found trapped underneath a ride-on lawn mower at the bottom of a retaining wall.
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body → find → wall
Prosecutors allege Mr Crawford deliberately caused Ms Crawford's death, by strangulation, and or inflicting blunt force trauma, before staging the crime scene to look like an accident.
asserted
Crawford → allege → accident
The jury has already heard the couple were experiencing marital issues stemming from Mr Crawford's previous infidelity, and he allegedly stood to gain financially from killing her.
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he → hear → her
Mr Crawford's defence team have told the jury Ms Crawford's death was an obvious but not uncommon tragedy, and no murder took place.
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murder → tell → place
On Wednesday, two of Ms Crawford's siblings gave evidence including her older sister Tamara Davis.
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two → give → sister
Ms Davis told the jury she and Ms Crawford were close and spoke regularly, and she was aware the couple's "marriage was in disrepair".
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marriage → tell → disrepair
In the days before her sister died, Ms Davis told the jury the pair spoke on the phone, and Ms Crawford had been worried about her husband overhearing their conversation.
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husband → die → conversation
"She didn't want Rob in earshot," she said.
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she → want → earshot
Ms Davis told the jury Ms Crawford told her she was "sick of all the affairs" and was seriously considering divorce but was feeling "scared and overwhelmed" about it.
asserted
she → tell → it
"[Frances said] 'I wish Rob had a car accident, hit a tree and killed himself, so she didn't have to make the decision to leave the marriage," she said recalling their conversation.
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she → say → conversation
Ms Davis told the jury in an earlier conversation, Ms Crawford had stated that if she did get divorced "she will be single and broke because Rob wanted to take all the money".
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Rob → tell → money
The jury heard Ms Davis said in her police statement that Ms Crawford had told her, her husband had been emotionally abusive.
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husband → hear → her
When asked about a fight between the couple in mid-2023, Ms Davis told the court her sister had described being caught trying to access her husband's phone.
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sister → ask → phone
"She was really scared … he was so angry he ripped the phone out of her hands," she said.
"
asserted
she → scar → hands
Ms Davis also told the jury her sister complained that her husband "spent a lot of money on other women and hobbies" but she was "told off for spending money on herself".
asserted
she → tell → herself
She told the jury Ms Crawford told her he was "aggressive and very defensive" in the way he spoke with her.
asserted
he → tell → her
"Frances told me he lied a lot … pretty much her entire marriage," she said.
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she → tell → me
The trial continues.
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trial → continue → ?
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