‘Forever in our hearts’
ANDREA FALVO AND BRONWYN WHEATCROFT MESSAGES of love and support have flooded in for two brothers following a “gruesome” stabbing that claimed the life of one and seriously injured another in a small Far North Queensland town.
Brothers Mark Miller, 36, and Rob Miller, 33, drove more than 2km to the Mount Garnet ambulance station on Wednesday night in an attempt to save their own lives after being stabbed many times at a Coolgarra Rd home.
They were treated at the scene but Mark was pro- about halfway toward their fundraising goal of $100,000 for the Cairns Red Shield Appeal.
Today from 9am volunteers from schools, churches and community groups will be nounced dead. Rob, a mine worker who is father to a baby girl, was flown to Cairns Hospital where he had surgery for serious stab wounds to his chest.
He remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Police have established two crime scenes, one at the Coolgarra Rd home and the other at the Garnet St QAS station.
Messages of support have continued to flood in since the attack.
“Forever in our hearts,” Sara Cameron wrote. “Stay out and about to try and bring them up the rest of the way.
Salvation Army Major Ben Johnson said it wasn’t too late for people to do their part.
“The Red Shield Appeal ensures that we can continue strong Rob Miller you will make it through this.”
“RIP Mark my thoughts to the Millers,” Kristie Leigh wrote.
“RIP mate your gonna be missed,” Katie Lee Sheppard wrote in a tribute.
Mark Miller’s former partner, Melissa Crowley, has also taken to social media to share her shock and heartbreak of the attack.
“My heart breaks for you Mark,” she wrote. “Love to your family. “Y (sic) should people that to, not only meet immediate need, but also address the underlying factors that affect the most vulnerable and marginalised people in society and help them get back on their feet,” he said. don’t deserve to die, die first. Life just is not fair.
“... And praying for you to pull through Rob.”
The pair accused of Mark Miller’s murder, Josephine Teresa Bahor, 35, and Christopher Stephen Hodkinson, 39, reappeared in the Mareeba Magistrates Court yesterday.
They are both charged with one count each of murder and one count each of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
Acting Magistrate Raimund Heggie adjourned both mat-
To get involved, volunteers can turn up at the Salvation Army Cairns office at 62 Hoare St from 9am.
Registration can also be done online at doorknock.salvos.org.au ters to July 16 for a committal mention in the Mareeba Magistrates Court.
Bahor and Hodkinson have both been remanded in custody and will not be required to appear next time.
Bahor will be moved to a facility in Townsville this morning. Neither will be taken to Lotus Glen Correctional Centre.
Hodkinson’s parents were also present in court yesterday.
The serious matters will later progress to the Cairns Supreme Court. A JETSTAR plane was turned back to Cairns Airport when smoke began filling the cabin shortly after takeoff.
The flight to Brisbane left the airport about 2.40pm yesterday, but after about 10 minutes in the air, it returned.
According to a passenger on the flight, who contacted Cairns Post, they had been in the air for only five minutes before hearing a loud bang.
“We took off, took a sharp left and all of a sudden there was a bang and a whole lot of smoke filled the cabin and the smell of burning oil,” he said.
“The captain came through on the speaker and said we would immediately be turning back around to Cairns.”
Upon landing, crews were immediately called out to assess the situation, and the plane was declared non-operational for the remainder of the day.
Cairns Airport corporate communication manager Helen Laird said the passengers were accommodated for the night and plans were made to fly them to Brisbane this morning.