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Ex-army major accused of killing wife while kayaking seeks bail
A former Australian army major who allegedly killed his wife in a kayaking incident outside Brisbane and later sought access to nearly $1 million in life insurance has applied for bail, with his lawyer claiming his actions after her death were unremarkable. Graeme Davidson, 55, stands accused of killing his wife Jacqueline, who reportedly fell into the water and drowned while the couple were kayaking on Lake Samsonvale, north-west of Brisbane, in November 2020. In the first major hearing in the case since the arrest earlier this year, a court has heard Ms Davidson discovered her husband was having an affair in Papua New Guinea in the years before her death. Mr Davidson was arrested earlier this year, after he returned from overseas to visit family in Brisbane. He is facing charges of murder, fraud, and attempted fraud offences. Witnesses and emergency services performed CPR on Ms Davidson, but the 54-year-old was unable to be revived. Ms Davidson's death was ruled non-suspicious, but about 18 months to two years after her death, detectives began to probe whether it was a homicide. Before his arrest, Davidson had been in Thailand for years, but police would not confirm why extradition had not been sought. The couple had been living together, but police earlier said they would allege the relationship had broken down. During an application for bail on Thursday in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Davidson's barrister Craig Eberhardt KC, said Ms Davidson had no injuries or any indication that she had been violently assaulted.
The Age
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- The Age
Ex-army major accused of killing wife while kayaking seeks bail
A former Australian army major who allegedly killed his wife in a kayaking incident outside Brisbane and later sought access to nearly $1 million in life insurance has applied for bail, with his lawyer claiming his actions after her death were unremarkable. Graeme Davidson, 55, stands accused of killing his wife Jacqueline, who reportedly fell into the water and drowned while the couple were kayaking on Lake Samsonvale, north-west of Brisbane, in November 2020. In the first major hearing in the case since the arrest earlier this year, a court has heard Ms Davidson discovered her husband was having an affair in Papua New Guinea in the years before her death. Mr Davidson was arrested earlier this year, after he returned from overseas to visit family in Brisbane. He is facing charges of murder, fraud, and attempted fraud offences. Witnesses and emergency services performed CPR on Ms Davidson, but the 54-year-old was unable to be revived. Ms Davidson's death was ruled non-suspicious, but about 18 months to two years after her death, detectives began to probe whether it was a homicide. Before his arrest, Davidson had been in Thailand for years, but police would not confirm why extradition had not been sought. The couple had been living together, but police earlier said they would allege the relationship had broken down. During an application for bail on Thursday in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Davidson's barrister Craig Eberhardt KC, said Ms Davidson had no injuries or any indication that she had been violently assaulted.
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Brent Slough: Father-of-two sliced by propeller in hit-and-run boating accident in Bahamas
An American family's getaway to the Bahamas turned into the holiday from hell after a father of two was almost sliced in half by a boat and left for dead. Brent Slough, a former North Texas army ranger, was snorkelling in waters off the tropical island of Exuma on June 30 when he was struck by a boat. The vessel's propeller sliced in to the lower half of his body, leaving him with deep wounds, a fractured pelvis and leg. In a devastating turn, the boater's sped off leaving him seriously injured and screaming for help. The Texan's wife, Whitney Slough, recounted the moment the terrifying ordeal unfolded in front of her and their two daughters, Layla and Emma. 'We hear Brent screaming, 'Help me, help me, help, me' We didn't realise that he was struck by the boat,' she told Dallas media outlet WFAA. 'The propeller hit him right underneath the buttocks and the legs and just sliced him there.' Slough was pulled from the water by Whitney, other family members and good Samaritans before being rushed to a nearby hospital. He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami the following day, where he underwent hours-long surgery. Whitney said she was hopeful the people responsible will be found and brought to justice. 'We're lucky that he's alive,' she said. 'There's no way that they should be able to get away with this.'
