Queensland police feel hamstrung in dealing with domestic violence, which takes up more than a third of their time and puts them and victims at risk, an inquest into the Clarke family deaths has been told.
For years Hannah Clarke treaded carefully around her controlling husband who treated his family as possessions and his children as pawns, an inquest has been told.
Domestic violence remains a taboo topic in Australia’s religious communities, with all faiths opting for denial and defensiveness in dealing with claims of family and domestic abuse.
An inquest to determine if anything could have been done to prevent Hannah Clarke and her three children being killed in a horrific act of domestic violence is set to begin.