Cairns sex worker Madeleine Joan Lewin to take manslaughter charge over Brisbane auditor Anthony Brady’s death to trial

A sex worker charged with causing the death of a Brisbane businessman in what police allege was a sex act gone wrong will take the matter to trial.

A SEX worker charged with causing the death of a Brisbane businessman in what police allege was a sex act gone wrong will take the matter to trial.

Madeleine Joan Lewin was charged on August 17, 2020, with one count of manslaughter over the death of 52-year-old Brisbane auditor Anthony Brady.

An indictment charging Ms Lewin with one count of manslaughter was presented to the Cairns Supreme Court on Thursday morning.

Police allege Ms Lewin and Mr Brady met at the Sunshine Tower Hotel in the Cairns CBD in August 2020, and that she fled the hotel room after a sex act went wrong.

Cairns police officers arrest Madeleine Lewin in relation to the suspicious death of Brisbane man Anthony Brady, 52. She was later charged with manslaughter and is awaiting trail. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

Lawyer for Ms Lewin, Mark Butler, and Crown prosecutor Aaron Dunkerton told Justice Peter Applegarth the matter was to be listed for trial.

Mr Butler said he was seeking a listing for the sittings before Justice Jim Henry on September 5, and that the trial would last approximately four or five days.

The court heard Ms Lewin is currently residing in custody at the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre at Gatton.

Justice Applegarth made a direction for Ms Lewin to appear in person for the trial.

Originally published as Cairns sex worker Madeleine Joan Lewin to take manslaughter charge over Brisbane auditor Anthony Brady’s death to trial