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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
Shock update after marketing executive Claire Austin partially severed her arm on a glass door and died during an argument with her boyfriend
An executive whose girlfriend died after partially severing her arm on a glass door during an argument has been charged over the alleged assault of another woman. Lee Robert Loughlin, 44, has never been charged over the horror incident which saw his partner Claire Austin, 38, reportedly run through the glass door between a bedroom and sunroom of their Randwick flat in Sydney 's eastern suburbs on April 12. Loughlin, who runs Lead Group and Vidaura recruitment companies, was charged on June 16 with assault occasioning actual bodily harm over an alleged incident with another woman. The alleged incident occurred in November 2023 and is unrelated to Ms Austin, with the unidentified woman making a complaint to police after news of the 38-year-old's death made headlines, the Daily Telegraph reported. Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Loughlin was in any way responsible for the death of Ms Austin. Loughlin and Ms Austin, 38, were living on the top floor of a Randwick Street apartment when she reportedly severed an artery in her arm during a disagreement. Neighbours told Daily Mail Australia they heard 'fighting constantly' between the two, but on the Saturday she was fatally wounded the shouting began at around 7am and 'sounded way worse'. A concerned neighbour rang Triple Zero and paramedics rushed Ms Austin to St Vincent's Hospital where she was placed on life support. The 38-year-old marketing and events consultant, who was from the UK but had been living in Australia for ten years, died three days later on April 15. Loughlin was taken to Maroubra Police Station for questioning before being admitted to a mental health facility for several days. An Apprehended Violence Order taken out by police on behalf of Ms Austin was dismissed after she died. NSW Police at the time had labelled Ms Austin's death suspicious, but no charges have been laid over the incident. 'The investigation is ongoing,' a spokesman said. One of the Randwick neighbours who claimed to have heard a row before Ms Austin's catastrophic injury said it had 'sounded like something wrong would happen'. 'I heard the woman at first and it worried me. Then I heard the man. I think I heard a crash and then I didn't hear the woman again,' he said. The neighbour added he then heard a man screaming 'somebody help me' over and over. He said after the crashing sound and the woman going quiet, someone had called Triple Zero and soon after the ambulance and police arrived in the street. After being told she would not survive her injuries, Ms Austin's family flew from the UK to Sydney and arrived just hours before she passed away. Ms Austin had worked at The Do Collective, a Sydney marketing company, until the month before she died, when she had moved on to a new media company as an events producer. Following her death, her former colleagues from The Do Collective arrived at the apartment block where she had lived, placed flowers and mementoes outside and paid tribute to her memory. They told Daily Mail Australia that Ms Austin was 'a lovely person' who embraced life and had a large group of friends. One of the cards left for Ms Austin read: 'To the sweetest soul, it was an honour to have known you. Your presence is truly missed. 'Thank you for all your love and support - words can't describe how painful this is. Rest in peace Claire.' Ms Austin's family members are believed to have spent several weeks in Sydney following her death before returning back home.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Voices: From celebrity-spotting to fuscia hangings – my first visit to the Chelsea Flower Show was a hit
THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2025 Men in flowered suits jostled for room to display their petals Among women in their gilts and brightly coloured plumage. Piers Morgan, dogless, was on his way to the dog garden as if to find a dog, And Prue Leith was not cooking today, but might have roasted later Beneath the fledgeling sun as the hours stoked its lazy blaze Over the quiver trees on Press Day. Claire Austin and Adam Frost were circled by press, Their passage impeded by their known faces, The long-lens camera carriers tripping over each other As celebrities multiplied among the many hundreds of thousands Of nerines, peonies, irises, roses, lilies And waxy-looking African flowers. I thought of marzipan and fondant And wanted to reach out and eat whole blossoms From the blanket-mass of clematis blooms, the protea mountain With internal fountain, and the fuscia hangings Of pink and purple danglings. My plant-lover's joy at this floral heaven Before the King and Queen's arrival and despite missing Joanna Lumley, Had been polished with all the anticipation of a forty-year wait And I wanted to celebrate, But the champagne bar did not open till seven.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
British woman died after alleged domestic violence incident at Sydney home
Police are investigating the "suspicious death" of a British woman following an alleged domestic violence incident at her home in Sydney. Marketing executive Claire Austin, 38, crashed through a glass door at her apartment in Randwick, a suburb in the east of the city, on Saturday morning, according to local media. Police said she was found critically injured with a "severe laceration" to her arm and died in hospital on Tuesday. Officers spoke to a 44-year-old man, known to the woman, at the scene who was released without charge, according to the New South Wales force. No arrests have been made and police are investigating how Ms Austin, who was reportedly born in Britain but had lived in Australia for the past decade, was injured. In an interview with the Australian Daily Telegraph, NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said the incident was "an absolute tragedy and the loss of another precious life". "People have to stop dying in situations of domestic violence," he said. "Whether it's women or men, and most of the time it is women who die in DV situations, it is tragic and it has to end." NSW Premier Chris Minns described reports of Ms Austin's death as "disturbing", according to quotes reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. "I feel so terribly sorry for that woman and her family," he said. "I can just imagine how devastated they are today. It's another example of somebody dying, allegedly at the hands of domestic violence. "I want the public to be assured that there's a task force that's been set up by NSW Police. They're taking it incredibly seriously and the focus will be justice for that woman and her family."
Sky News
17-04-2025
- Sky News
British woman died after alleged domestic violence incident at Sydney home
Police are investigating the "suspicious death" of a British woman following an alleged domestic violence incident at her home in Sydney. Marketing executive Claire Austin, 38, crashed through a glass door at her apartment in Randwick, a suburb in the east of the city, on Saturday morning, according to local media. Police said she was found critically injured with a "severe laceration" to her arm and died in hospital on Tuesday. Officers spoke to a 44-year-old man, known to the woman, at the scene who was released without charge, according to the New South Wales force. No arrests have been made and police are investigating how Ms Austin, who was reportedly born in Britain but had lived in Australia for the past decade, was injured. In an interview with the Australian Daily Telegraph, NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said the incident was "an absolute tragedy and the loss of another precious life". "People have to stop dying in situations of domestic violence," he said. "Whether it's women or men, and most of the time it is women who die in DV situations, it is tragic and it has to end." NSW Premier Chris Minns described reports of Ms Austin's death as "disturbing", according to quotes reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. "I feel so terribly sorry for that woman and her family," he said. "I can just imagine how devastated they are today. It's another example of somebody dying, allegedly at the hands of domestic violence. "I want the public to be assured that there's a task force that's been set up by NSW Police. They're taking it incredibly seriously and the focus will be justice for that woman and her family."
