Cops could have stopped DV deaths: coroner

By Cheryl Goodenough
Updated June 27 2022 - 4:56pm, first published 4:54pm
Gary Hely started a fire in Doreen Langham's house intending to kill both of them.
Gary Hely started a fire in Doreen Langham's house intending to kill both of them.

A coroner investigating the deaths of a woman and her ex-partner in a fire he started has called for urgent reforms to address the "inadequate response" of Queensland police to domestic violence.

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