A man accused of staging his wife's death to look like a ride-on lawnmower crash has been ordered to stand trial for her murder.

Robert John Crawford, 47, has been accused of strangling his wife in a "murderous rage" before her body was discovered west of Brisbane.

Frances Elizabeth Crawford was found dead near the ride-on mower at the base of a retaining wall at a rural Upper Lockyer property in July 2024.

A former Royal Australian Air Force pilot, Mr Crawford entered a not guilty plea in Ipswich Magistrates Court today after he was ordered to stand trial.

Acting Magistrate Sue Ganasan found there was sufficient evidence for Crawford to face trial on the charges of murder and interfering with a corpse.

Mr Crawford's barrister, Saul Holt, said the prosecution case was "extraordinarily

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