A grief-stricken woman who lost her family in a devastating head-on collision involving the mother of NRL star Payne Haas fears the accused killer might never be held to account.

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In a legal twist, Uiatu "Joan" Taufua will pursue a mental-health defence over the deaths of Susan Zimmer, her daughter Steffi and Ms Zimmer's ex-partner Chris Fawcett almost three years ago.

Taufua faced Queensland Supreme Court on Thursday on three counts of manslaughter stemming from the horrific crash on a narrow rural road in the Gold Coast hinterland on December 30, 2022.

Taufua was due to enter pleas to the charges but her barrister Martin Longhurst instead

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