Alicia Little: Killer Charles Evans gets let into Queensland and moves in next door to family of woman he killed

A man who crushed a woman with his car as she packed her bags and tried to flee him will begin living in southeast Queensland this week – right next door to his victim’s family.

A Queensland family is living in fear after the Victorian man who ran down their loved one, leaving her for dead in an horrific act of domestic violence, prepares to move into their neighbourhood.

Alicia Little, 42, was killed by Charles McKenzie Ross Evans at her home in Kyneton on December 28, 2017.

Evans smashed into Alicia with his car shortly after she packed her bags and told him she was leaving their relationship.

In the minutes before she died Alicia called her mum Lee Little, telling the older woman she feared for her life and that she planned that day to escape the man who had subjected her to ongoing abuse and violence.

Mrs Little heard Evans abusing Alicia as they spoke over the phone, saying he said: “Bring your brothers, bring your uncles. I don’t care. I’m a f***ing Evans and I’ll go through the lot of them.”

At the urging of her mum, Alicia phoned 000 to let authorities know she was in danger and that Evans was both ‘abusive and drunk’.

Minutes later Evans took her phone, got into his Toyota Hilux ute and drove at Alicia.

He crushed her between the vehicle and a water tank. He also ran over the top of her before fleeing the scene.

Police arrived 16 minutes later to find Alicia gravely injured. She could not be saved.

Evans went to a mate’s place where he called Alicia’s phone repeatedly and told others that his partner was ‘alive and well’.

He also claimed that she had ended her own life.

Evans was originally charged with murder over Alicia’s death, but that was downgraded to one charge each of dangerous driving causing death and failing to render assistance.

If he had been convicted of murder, Evans would have faced a life sentence with a significant non-parole period.

Instead the 48-year-old served less than three years in jail in Victoria.

In his sentencing remarks, Victorian Supreme Court Justice Lesley Taylor reflected on the four years of abuse Alicia experienced before releasing Evans on parole.

Evans moved to Forbes in NSW in July last year where he was under the watch of the NSW Department of Corrections.

While in NSW, he was found to be on a number of dating apps, causing Alicia’s family concerns that other woman might be in danger.

Just under two weeks ago, Evans flew from Sydney to the Sunshine State where he will be the responsibility of the Queensland Department of Corrections.

Alicia’s family say authorities have confirmed they will move to end his parole on December 27 – one day before the anniversary of Alicia’s death.

Supplied Alicia Little Picture: Candace Sutton

Evans is currently in the final days of his government-required mandatory hotel quarantine, Alicia’s family have said.

Alicia’s mum and her brother have confirmed with the The Courier-Mail that Evans is due to move into his mother’s home Jimboomba – next door to Alicia’s family – on December 13.

The Courier-Mail knows his new address but will not disclose it but can confirm it is next to Alicia’s family members and not very far from her brother.

We have repeatedly asked Evans to speak about his move but he has not returned our messages.

Alicia’s younger brother Bronson Little urged Police Minister Mark Ryan – who oversees Department of Corrections – and Queensland Attorney General and Minister for Women and Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Shannon Fentiman, to take whatever steps were necessary to keep Evans away from his family.

“I’m pretty disappointed really – I’m furious. This entire situation is appalling,” Mr Little said.

“I do not understand how a convicted criminal can get into Queensland, how he can move in next door to my family and how he can fly under the radar of authorities.

“I think the government needs to step in and keep us safe – he took somebody’s life and he’s served his time but that does not mean the pain has ended for us.

“We will never heal from what he did to Alicia.”

Family of Alicia Little Demands Justice

Mr Little also issued a warning for women across Queensland, urging anyone thinking of dating Evans to keep in mind the convicted killer’s torrid past.

“This man is dangerous,” Mr Little said.

“I worry that he is going to do this to another lady, another family.”

Mr Little said it was particularly galling that Evans was able to easily make Queensland his home when other Queenslanders were struggling to get into the state under Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s tough border restrictions.

Alicia’s mum said she was struggling to get through each day and that the freedoms given to Evans was contributing to her trauma.

Mrs Little spoke to Alicia just minutes before the mother-of four was killed.

“We got the life sentence,” Mrs Little told The Courier-Mail, reflecting on the day her daughter was taken from her.

“There’s not a moment that goes by that I do not think about Alicia.

“Her last words to me were ‘I love you mum’.

“She said: I’ve got this mum – I’ve got my bags packed and I’m leaving’.

“Alicia had a premonition that she would be killed and she asked me to look after her children and to bring her home if something happened to her.”

Mr Ryan and Queensland Corrective Services said they could not discuss Alicia’s case or Evans’ move due to privacy restrictions.

“The community can rest assured that the government will always act to protect the community, and will always put victims first,” Mr Ryan said.

“All matters raised are treated very seriously by Queensland Corrective Services, and if any action needs to be taken, action is taken.”

A Queensland Corrective Services spokesman said the QCS did not discuss the individual management or supervision of prisoners and offenders.

“Where an offender subject to community supervision on parole breaches a parole condition and poses an unacceptable risk to the community, QCS takes swift action

to remediate the risk, which can include making an application to the Parole Board Queensland to suspend the parole order and issue a warrant for the parolee’s arrest,” the spokesman said.

Domestic Violence Prevention Minister Ms Fentiman did not wish to comment on the case.

*For 24-hour domestic violence support call the national hotline 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or MensLine on 1800 600 636.

News Corp’s Sherele Moody has multiple journalism excellence awards for her work highlighting violence in Australia. Sherele is also an Our Watch fellow, the founder of The RED HEART Campaign and the creator of the Australian Femicide & Child Death Map and All That Remains: The Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence.

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Originally published as Alicia Little: Killer Charles Evans gets let into Queensland and moves in next door to family of woman he killed