By Cloe Read

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Wilkes had worked for Queensland Health for more than 13 years, and held multiple degrees across medicine, surgery, law, and arts.

News of the two deaths has been met with a mix of sadness and confusion, as neighbours wondered how this could happen to a little girl, and what mental state Wilkes was in. CCTV from the day before shows some of the last footage at the property, with a woman seen taking out a bin.

In Norman Park, neighbours paint a different picture of the lives of Clementine and her mother before Wilkes sold the property for $1.3 million in 2023 to move elsewhere in the upmarket inner-Brisbane suburb.

One neighbour, who knew the pair before they moved, remembered the girl playing in the backyard. Her conversations with Wilkes were typical of neighbours, including plans to build a taller fence for more privacy.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, she recalls how Tiff, as she knew her, had adored her daughter – a jarring memory in the context of this week’s news.

“She really loved Clemmie,” the neighbour says, smiling sadly. “She loved her daughter, everything, you know, was for her. It was all about her.”