Overview

• Court heard the Crown concede its prosecution against Davidson is purely circumstantial and could not be described as strong
• Davidson faces murder charges over his wife Jacqueline’s 2020 drowning and fraud charges for more than A$1 million in life insurance claims
• Prosecutors highlighted a 2023 text in which Davidson allegedly joked he would kill Jacqueline to avoid splitting his military pension
• Defence counsel argued there is no direct evidence of assault and said life jackets were unavailable after being eaten by rats
• Davidson’s daughters provided the A$250,000 bail surety to secure his release as pre-trial proceedings continue in the Queensland Supreme Court