Australian schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer was 12 years old when she came home from dance class and was murdered by her foster father. I have taken care of it.”Concerned about Tiahleigh’s potential pregnancy, he had told his wife: “We need to think this through, deal with this properly.”The family maintained the secret in the months following the murder, which gained national attention.Trent Thorburn was later charged with incest and perjury offences.
"You showed no respect for her, even in death - you murdered this defenceless child who relied on you for protection. They feared she might be pregnant.So the Queensland man killed Tiahleigh and dumped her near-naked body on a river bank.On Friday, he was sentenced to life in prison. Tiahleigh's birth mother, Cindy Palmer - who had only recently given up her parental rights - made a public appeal.Seven months after the killing, police received a phone tip-off. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.Hours earlier, Rick Thorburn had learned that his teenage son, Trent, had sexually assaulted her. That night he told his family: “Don’t ask any questions.
"But as her mother, no sentence will ever be enough," she said. Tiahleigh Palmer's mother and the foster brother of the murdered 12-year-old girl share their sides of the tragic story, with her mum saying Julene Thorburn left her daughter there to die. Justice David Boddice described the murder as “cold, calculating and callous”.Thorburn’s wife and two sons have already been jailed for their roles in a case which has horrified Australia.The killing also led to a review of Queensland’s foster care system, and changed police alerts about vulnerable children.Tiahleigh had been in care since she was seven.
"Concerned about Tiahleigh's potential pregnancy, he had told his wife: "We need to think this through, deal with this properly. Australian schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer was 12 years old when she came home from dance class and was murdered by her foster father.Hours earlier, Rick Thorburn had learned that that his teenage son, Trent, had sexually assaulted her. Police then bugged the family home where they heard the parents coach the sons on their stories. His brother and mother have completed three and six month sentences respectively.The case sparked a review of Queensland's child protection system which recommended stricter criminal checks for foster carer applicants and children's workers.New requirements were brought in for schools to check with caregivers as soon as a child in care doesn't turn up at school.Police had been criticised for their delay in making their missing person report public. They also found a Facebook messenger chat where Trent confided in his cousin that he may have got Tiahleigh pregnant.In September 2016, police charged Rick Thorburn with the murder of Tiahleigh, interference with a corpse, perjury and attempts to pervert the course of justice.Prosecutors would later tell Brisbane Supreme Court that Thorburn had acted of his own accord to kill the girl to protect his son. Tiahleigh Palmer’s foster father and killer has been found unresponsive in his jail cell. Police interviewed scores of school friends and offered a A$250,000 (£140,000; $190,000) cash reward for information. Rick Thorburn was sentenced to life behind bars two years ago for murdering the 12-year-old and dumping her body into a river on the Gold Coast in 2015.. Thorburn was reportedly found unconscious in his cell at Wolston Prison, Brisbane, on Saturday morning following a suspected overdose.
She was found in just her underwear, and her body was so decomposed that police could not determine at first whether it was a boy or girl.About 600 people attended the funeral in November, where Thorburn, wearing a purple shirt emblazoned with Tiahleigh’s name, helped carry the casket.The police investigation into her death continued but with no substantive leads. A post-mortem revealed a bruise on Tiahleigh's head but no further clues as to how she died. Justice David Boddice described the murder as "cold, calculating and callous".Thorburn's wife and two sons have already been jailed for their roles in a case which has horrified Australia.The killing also led to a review of Queensland's foster care system, and changed police alerts about vulnerable children.Tiahleigh had been in care since she was seven. Australian schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer was 12 years old when she came home from dance class and was murdered by her foster father. Trent received a four year sentence, but was released on parole in January. VideoPolice tackle 12-year-old to the ground in Hong KongTransformer dad surprises son after Covid lockdown. Rick Thorburn took that away from me, from our family and most importantly from Tiahleigh.”Newspaper headlines: 'Bitter Brexit row' and Harry's 'Netflix and bill'Disney criticised for filming Mulan in China's Xinjiang provinceBrexit: UK chief negotiator calls for 'realism' from EUFrance horse mutilations: Police arrest suspect in AlsaceNeil Buchanan: Former Art Attack host denies Banksy rumoursBGT: Diversity BLM performance attracts complaints to OfcomBill Oddie says lithium toxicity was 'almost fatal'Ethan Is Supreme: Beauty influencer Ethan Peters dies aged 17David Bailey creates his own street art with new exhibition of paintingsSteve Coogan confirms Richard III movie 'next year'Chinese chip giant SMIC 'in shock' after US trade ban threatInstagram photo filters targeted by model's #filterdrop campaign "Tiahleigh was a beautiful, young girl who had her whole life to look forward to. An anonymous caller told them Trent Thorburn – Rick Thorburn’s son – may have had sex with Tiahleigh. Hours earlier, Rick Thorburn had learned that that his teenage son, Trent, had sexually assaulted her. They feared she might be pregnant.So the Queensland man killed Tiahleigh and dumped her near-naked body on a river bank.On Friday, he was sentenced to life in prison. An anonymous caller told them Trent Thorburn - Rick Thorburn's son - may have had sex with Tiahleigh. After a police search - which Thorburn helped with - Tiahleigh's body was discovered a week later, on a river bank about 50km (31 miles) from the family home. The body of the 12-year-old was found on the banks of the Pimpama River on November 5, almost a week after she was last seen. They feared she might be pregnant.
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