Community Living

Woman, 74, living independently at Apollo Care’s PresCare Alexandra Gardens in Rockhampton, QLD, allegedly murdered by neighbour

Jul 25 2023 Updated June 2, 2024

Ian Horswill

1 min read

68-year-old Graeme Colin Wollington was remanded in custody in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Monday after being charged with the alleged murder of his neighbour Linda Charyal Kerr.

Linda was murdered in a duplex in Kawana in Rockhampton on 16 July. It was on the site of PresCare Alexandra Gardens, which is owned by Apollo Care, but is regarded as independently living and listed on the National Rental Affordability Scheme.

Wollington did not offer a plea.

The SOURCE: A tragedy and no-one deserves such a fate.

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