Breeana Robinson’s death: Family of Gold Coast cheerleader killed in high-rise balcony fall slam ‘tell-all’ doco

The family of a Gold Coast cheerleader who plunged to her death from a high-rise balcony have slammed a “tell-all” documentary from the man who once faced a murder charge over the tragedy.

Jayden Moorea, aka Dan Shearin, with his 21-year-old cheerleader girlfriend Breeana Robinson. Picture: Supplied

The family of a Gold Coast cheerleader who plunged to her death from a high-rise balcony have slammed a “tell-all” documentary about the chain of events from the man who once faced a murder charge over the tragedy before it was dropped.

Breeana Robinson, a legally blind dance instructor and a cheerleader for the Gold Coast Titans, died after falling from her 11th story balcony on January 29, 2013.

While the 21-year-old’s death was initially treated as non-suspicious, a Queensland coroner in 2017 sensationally ordered police to reopen the investigation, eventually leading to a murder charge in 2019 being levelled against her boyfriend of the time, Dan Shearin, who now goes by the name of Jayden Moorea.

Moorea consistently denied the allegations.

The former cruise ship crooner, now aged 51, was ordered to stand trial on charges of murder and damaging evidence with intent, but the case fell apart after a crucial witness succumbed to an incurable terminal illness and charges were dropped in late 2023 by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions office in the Brisbane Supreme Court.

Moorea, who conducted a controversial interview with Channel 7’s flagship Sunday Night program before the case was dropped, has now emerged with a tell-all documentary to air on YouTube from 9.50pm on Wednesday night – the 12th anniversary of Breenana’s death down to the very minute.

Gold Coast Titans cheerleader Breeana Robinson. Picture: Supplied

Using footage from the Channel 7 interview, a teaser for the 40-minute documentary promises to reveal the truth about Breeana’s tragic death.

The documentary has outraged Breeana’s relatives, with aunt Janine Mackney, who attended almost every court appearance throughout the long-running legal battle, slamming Moorea for “exploiting” the tragedy.

“We are devastated by the ongoing attempts to exploit Bree’s passing,” she said.

“Our family is focused on seeking justice for Bree and honouring her memory.

“We ask the media to approach this situation with sensitivity and integrity, as the truth about Bree’s case is already well-documented.

“These false narratives are not only painful for our family but are a disservice to Bree’s legacy.”

It is not the first time Moorea has sought out publicity over Breenana’s tragic death.

Despite repeated references to Moorea finally being ready to share his side of the story after waiting for years, he has already released a book claiming to lift the lid on the tragedy.

“The Blame Game” was self-published by Moorea in 2017 and has a one-star rating on the Amazon books website.

An online review slammed the book for “poor punctuation, spelling errors, cringe-worthy grammar and a lack of any coherent structure” while another described it as a “load of self-serving dribble”.

However, despite the book’s launch eight years ago, the latest offering promises viewers will “finally” learn the truth.

“The world has never been told the truth about what happened to Breeana Robinson. That was until now,” reads the promo for the YouTube video, which makes claims of cover-ups and “suppressed facts”.

“For ten long years Jayden Moorea (AKA Dan Shearin) has refrained from telling the world what happened to his legally blind partner and Gold Coast Titans cheerleader, Breeana Robinson.

“That is all about to change.”

In between excerpts from the TV interview, the trailer says “the wait is over” and slams the media’s handling of the case.

Jayden Moorea, aka Dan Shearin and Breeana Robinson. Picture: Supplied

Moorea had previously been sentenced to jail for menacing and harassing Breeana in the lead-up to her death after bombarding her with abusive text messages.

The murder case was the subject of a committal hearing which determined the matter should proceed to trial even though Magistrate Catherine Pirie had misgivings that the case against Moorea “wasn’t strong”.

A crucial witness, a biomechanics expert who ruled that the position and angle of Breenana’s descent was more consistent with being pushed or thrown than jumping or falling, was struck down by an incurable disease and never testified in court.

Prosecutors determined there are no reasonable prospects of securing a conviction in the case against Moorea and dropped the charges against him.

In 2022 Moorea pleaded guilty to the indecent treatment of a 14-year-old girl – 34 years his junior at the time, over a series of sexually explicit messages.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of procuring a child to commit an indecent act and three counts of attempting to procure a child to commit an indecent act over an online exchange with an underage girl.

During a court hearing, Judge Jodie Wooldridge imposed a sentence of nine months in jail to be suspended immediately as Moorea had already served 103 days in custody.