A court has been told of crucial forensic evidence in the case of a former RAAF pilot charged with the murder of his wife, including a possible scenario of her “falling” from their ride-on mower.

Robert John Crawford did not comment to waiting media as he entered Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday for the first day of his committal hearing.

Mr Crawford, 47, is charged with the murder of his wife Frances at their Upper Lockyer property, west of Brisbane, in July 2024.

Much of Wednesday’s hearing was taken up by forensic evidence concerning Frances’ autopsy, including how she had multiple fractures and abrasions after she was found at the base of a retaining wall at the property, near a ride-on mower.

The Crown alleges Mr Crawford flew into a “murderous rage” and fatally strangled hi

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