Minister under pressure as alleged DV murders mount
A domestic violence murder case has been mentioned in court, adding to mounting pressure on a senior state minister.
Pressure is mounting on the state government, elected on a hardline crime platform, after a string of suspected domestic violence murders.
Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Minister Amanda Camm is facing further scrutiny after Djuarn Baker-Adams was found dead south of Brisbane on Wednesday.
Ronald Arthur Claren Cora, 37, a musician who uses the stage name MC Triks, has been accused of her domestic violence murder.
Baker-Adams, 27, died days after making contact with police and receiving a temporary protection order.
She marks the fourth suspected domestic violence murder in 45 days in Queensland.
The state’s Liberal National government has been accused of not matching its tough-on-crime rhetoric with effective action on domestic and family violence.
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Camm is under fire after the government cut domestic and family violence prevention funding by $38.5 million in the 2026/27 state budget.
The government is also in the spotlight for its failure to fully implement the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce’s 277 recommendations, including a register of serious and high-risk domestic violence offenders.
“We are calmly, methodically working through those recommendations … we will be updating Queenslanders later this year,” Camm told reporters on Thursday.
“One death to domestic and family violence is too many, no matter the circumstances.”
Cora’s matter was mentioned in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.
He is also accused of contravention of a domestic violence order.
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Baker-Adams was found unresponsive in a Slacks Creek bedroom early on Wednesday after Cora reported the alleged assault, police say.
Despite frantic attempts by paramedics, she could not be revived and died at the scene.
An autopsy would determine the exact cause, police said.
It is alleged Cora and Baker-Adams had previously been in a relationship which had since ended.
Her body was discovered in bushland four days later, with her ex-partner Dharminder Singh, 48, charged with her murder.
Cora did not appear in court when the matter was mentioned on Thursday and did not make a bail application.
Three supporters of Baker-Adams who described themselves as childhood friends attended court.
Cora is set to face Beenleigh Magistrates Court on August 27.
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