Three more men and a woman are charged with the murder of mother-of-two, 40, who was 'shot in the head at her rural property' days before her boyfriend was set to propose
- Three men and a woman have been charged with the murder of a mother-of-two
- Megan Kirely, 40, was fatally shot in her rural home just after 3am on February 9
- The four arrests come after Stafford Emerson, 40, was charged with her murder
- Ms Kirely's partner Pieter Pickering planned to propose to her on Valentine's Day
Four more people have been charged over the alleged murder of a mother- of-two last month.
Brisbane woman Megan Kirely, 40, was fatally shot in the head at her rural Wembley road home in Karawatha, in the city's south in the early hours of February 9.
Ms Kirley's partner Pieter Pickering, 43, who had planned to propose to her on Valentine's Day, rang Triple Zero at 3.16am after he discovered her body.
The four arrests on Tuesday come after Stafford Emerson, 40, was arrested and charged with Ms Kirely's murder on March 4.
Brisbane woman Megan Kirely (pictured), 40, was fatally shot in the head at her rural Wembley road home in Karawatha
Ms Kirley's partner Pieter Pickering, who had plans to propose to her on Valentine's Day, rang Triple Zero at 3.16am after he discovered her body on her rural property (pictured)
Detectives have charged a 21-year-old Waterfront West man, a 28-year-old Slacks Creek man, a 42-year-old Kingston woman and a 31-year-old Runcorn man.
Emerson was allegedly found with an arsenal of weapons when he was arrested by police.
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Police allege Emerson and Ms Kirley were not known to one another, nor was there a relationship between Emerson and Mr Pickering.
Stafford Emmerson (pictured), 40, has been charged with murdering 40-year-old mother Megan Kirley
Mr Pickering (pictured) paid a series of tributes to his beloved partner on Facebook after she was found fatally shot
The four others have all each been charged with one count of murder, manslaughter and attempted armed robbery.
They are due to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Mr Pickering paid a series of tributes to his beloved partner on Facebook.
'Somebody help me my Meg is gone ... my whole world is destroyed,' he wrote.
When friends asked what had happened, he replied bluntly: 'My Mrs was shot on Friday night.'
'I loved her so much and planned to ask her to marry me on Valentine's Day,' Mr Pickering said.
He added that Ms Kirley, a passionate motorcyclist and one-time council worker, was the 'greatest woman this world was ever graced with'.
'I'm lost now she is gone.'
The four other people have each been charged with one count of murder, manslaughter and attempted armed robbery
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