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Lachlan Mark Freund and Tina Kathleen Hazard, charged with murder of Thor Morgan, have matters mentioned in Toowoomba court

The court heard submissions had been sent to the CCC asking for directions to removed redacted material. See the latest here.

Second person charged with murder

Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission has been involved in the ongoing court cases of three people charged in relation to the death of Thor Morgan.

Mr Morgan was allegedly gunned down while driving on Ruthven St near Downlands College in the early hours of March 15, 2022, and the 25-year-old died in a Brisbane hospital two months later.

Thor Morgan.
Thor Morgan.

Lachlan Mark Freund, 24, and Tina Kathleen Hazard, 36, have each been charged with murder arising from Mr Morgan’s death while 24-year-old Isobel Rose Higgins, who is believed to be the girlfriend of Mr Freund, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder.

Ms Hazard and Ms Higgins’ matters were mentioned before Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Thursday, March 16, with both women excused from appearing in court.

Lachlan Mark Freund charged with murder.
Lachlan Mark Freund charged with murder.
Tina Kathleen Hazard charged with murder.
Tina Kathleen Hazard charged with murder.

Solicitor Claire Graham, acting as town agent for Ms Hazard’s solicitors of Hans Legal, said she had been instructed to ask for a two-month adjournment.

Ms Graham said part of the brief of evidence received by her principals had been “significantly redacted” and barrister Bob Carroll, who was briefed in the matter, would consider whether a disclosure direction would be sought.

Ms Graham said she believed a submission had been sent to the CCC on February 20 asking for a disclosure direction relating to the redacted material.

Ms Higgins’ solicitor Alysha Jacobsen said barrister Jessica Goldie had been briefed in her client’s matter and she would be working through the “considerable” amount of material.

Ms Jacobsen asked that her client’s matters be adjourned to the same date as co-accused Mr Freund.

Isobel Rose Higgins, 24, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder.
Isobel Rose Higgins, 24, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Alister Windsor suggested all matters be adjourned to April 21 to keep the cases together.

Magistrate Louise Shephard therefore remanded Ms Hazard in custody and Ms Higgins on bail and adjourned all matters to link up with Mr Freund’s matters back in the same court on April 21.

Mr Freund remains remanded in custody.

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