【喚醒家暴關注】千人哭悼燒車慘劇四母女

逾千人聚集布里斯本南面一個公園,出席家暴慘劇中遇害四母女的悼念儀式。

Hannah Clarks parents Lloyd and Suzanne Clark embrace during a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her three children.

Hannah Clarks parents Lloyd and Suzanne Clark embrace during a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her three children. Source: AAP

上星期三(2 月 19 日)布里斯本市郊 Camp Hill發生一宗

巴斯特(Rowan Baxter)趁31 歲前妻克拉克(Hannah Baxter)準備帶三名子女Laianah、Aaliyah 及 Trey乘車上學時,將三名子女困在車廂內活活燒死,前妻當晚宣告傷重不治,而巴克斯特亦在事件中自殺身亡。
A woman in the crowd sheds a tear at the vigil for Hannah Clarke and her three children
Source: AAP
上星期日晚(2月23日),超過一千人在事發現場附近的布里斯本Bill Hewitt Reserve公園舉行大型悼念儀式,送上鮮花和慰問字句,並喚起公眾對的關注。
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Hannah Clarks parents Lloyd and Suzanne Clark, Queensland Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk and Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll. Source: AAP
悼念人士穿著粉紅色衣服出席悼念活動,死者克拉克的父親Lloyd Clarke

在儀式上感謝大力支持他們的市民。他說道:「如果沒有大家的支持,我們會感到很迷茫。我不知道如何報答大家的善心」。
Hannah Baxter and her three children, Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3.
Hannah Clarke and her three children, Aaliyah, six, Laianah, four, and Trey, three. Source: Facebook
而昆州州長帕拉謝伊(Annastaciacia Palaszcuk)亦向遇害的家庭致意。她指這個是難以想像的殘暴行為,在三名可愛的無辜兒童、與她們美麗的母親努力創造新前途的時候,剝奪了她們的性命。
Mourners are seen during a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her three children Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3, at Bill Hewitt Reserve in Brisbane, Sunday February 23, 2020. (AAP Image/Sarah Marshall) NO ARCHIVING
Source: AAP
死者克拉克的摰友Nikki Brookes在台上致辭時強忍淚水。她呼籲社區切勿對家庭暴力視而不見。

她續說:「我們是一個痛苦的國家,不要為了一時之便而對朋友退縮……是時候杜絕家庭暴力了」。

Hundreds turn out for a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her three children.
Hundreds turn out for a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her three children. Source: AAP
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Published 24 February 2020 12:10pm
Updated 12 August 2022 3:18pm
By Jennifer Mok, Jojo Lee


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