1/9Murder victim Melanie Perks. Picture: Contributed
Fatal stabbing of mum, 12yo daughter
A city and a family are reeling after a mother and her 12-year-old daughter were stabbed to death in their Newtown home in Toowoomba. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of murder.
2/9COURT: Family of murdered woman Melanie Perks and her daughter Ebony leave Toowoomba Court following the appearance of the 16-year-old boy charged with their murders. . Picture: Bev Lacey
3/9Ebony Perks, 12, was stabbed to death in her family's Redwood St home in Newtown on Tuesday. Her mother was also killed. Picture: Contributed
4/9Picture: Nev Madsen
5/9Picture: Nev Madsen
6/9A man has been taken into custody after a fatal double stabbing in Redwood St, Toowoomba. Picture: Nev Madsen
7/9Police at a home in Newtown, Toowoomba, where a mother and her 12-year-old have been fatally stabbed. Picture: Nev Madsen
8/9Police have established a crime scene in Redwood St where it is reported two people have been stabbed to death.
9/9The crime scene in Newtown, Toowoomba, where two people have reportedly been stabbed to death.
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