A former Royal Australian Air Force pilot has appeared in court accused of killing his wife, staging it to look like a lawn mower accident and later manipulating the scene by sending messages from her phone to himself after her death.

Robert John Crawford stands accused of killing his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, at their rural Upper Lockyer Valley home about July 30, 2024.

Robert Crawford, who served as a pilot and safety officer with the Royal Australian Air Force, has appeared in court accused of killing his wife, among other charges. Credit: Nine News

Her body was found by emergency services about 3.30am at the bottom of a retaining wall at the couple’s property on Thomas Road.

Crawford appeared in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning for his committal hearin

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