The Queensland father of four children killed in head-on collision has told an inquest he is “no longer the same man” after losing his family.
Friday was the last day of public hearings in Brisbane into the deaths of Charmaine McLeod, 35, and her children Aaleyn, 6, Matilda, 5, Wyatt, 4, and Zaidok, 2, on May 27, 2019, on the Bunya Highway at Kingaroy, north-west of Brisbane.
“They were my whole world, and still are ... it breaks my heart that I will not get to see the rest of their firsts,” he said.The coroner heard during the inquest that Ms McLeod struggled with mental health and suicide attempts, and police suspected the crash was related to allegations of threatening behaviour and sexual abuse she made against Mr McLeod.
Mr McLeod said he had since been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and complex grief, and found it upsetting to look at children the same age as his own had been. “It saddens us that rather than receiving the help she needed, Charmaine felt stigma and shame,” the family’s statement said.The family stated they were impressed with the coroner’s investigation and hoped that it could bring about changes.
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