Hannah Clarke’s estranged husband did not break the law when he took child, inquest hears

Detective tells inquest there were no legal grounds to stop Rowan Baxter taking his daughter in 2019

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The abduction of Hannah Clarke's daughter by her estranged husband just weeks before he killed them was disgusting" but didn't break the law, an inquest has been told.

In February 2020, Rowan Baxter killed Clarke and their three children, setting them on fire in a vehicle in suburban Brisbane before taking his own life.

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