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Woman charged with three counts of murder over fatal house fire in Toowoomba
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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5/13/2025
Queensland Police have charged a mother over a house fire that killed three of her children at Toowoomba on the Darling Downs. The blaze last week claimed the lives of two girls - aged 4 and 7 and a 9-year-old boy.
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So the women's children, all under the age of nine years old, the three children died
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in this horrific house fire in Harristown last week. Two men and also an 11-year-old
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boy managed to escape the blaze and they've since been released from hospital. Now Ros,
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today police announced a major update in their investigation. They said that they've now
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charged the 36-year-old woman and she's been charged with three counts of murder, domestic
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violence as well as attempted murder and one count of arson. So we believe Eloisa Brighton-Gibson
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now faces those charges and earlier today police released a statement saying they're no longer
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looking for anyone else in connection to this incident. Now the 36-year-old woman remains in
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hospital behind me. Her matter was heard in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this afternoon
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as you can imagine due to the seriousness of her injuries, the fact that she's still in
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a critical condition. She did not appear in court when that matter was heard. She has no
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legal representation at this stage but a duty lawyer did represent her and the matter has
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now been adjourned until Friday next week. Now last week people have turned out in droves to lay floral
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tributes, they've put down teddy bears and written messages of hope and love for the three children
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who died in this tragedy. Community leaders and also Queensland's Premier David Christofulli said that
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this tragedy has had a profound impact on the Toowoomba community and also on the children's schools and
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friends, Roz. So we will have more updates on this case over the coming weeks, months and even years ahead.
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