Kicking off tomorrow is a special event for domestic and family violence prevention; two important guests in the domestic violence sector joined Neil Breen to discuss.

Shayne Probert, the daughter of the late Doreen Langham, and CEO of Challenge DV, Keith Tracey-Patte, joined Neil Breen on Brisbane Live to discuss the upcoming charity event: Darkness to Daylight.

The death of 49-year-old Doreen Langham in 2021 rocked the state of Queensland; Ms Langham was killed by her partner when he set her Browns Plains unit on fire with them both inside.

In the inquiry into Ms Langham’s death, Coroner Jane Bentley ruled that the response from the Queensland police was ‘inadequate’.

The late Ms Langham’s daughter, Shayne Probert told Neil Breen on Brisbane Live that “all we can do now is fight for change and make sure that QPS does better, and responds better and talk about it”.

Darkness to Daylight, an event by Challenge DV on their 10th anniversary, will help progress these goals.

Starting tomorrow people will walk and run 110km throughout the night; it’s a distance that represents the number of lives lost to domestic violence each year.

Challenge DV CEO Keith Tracey-Patte said the event was all about “raising funds and raising awareness for domestic and family violence prevention initiatives”.

If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the 24hr domestic violence helpline on 1800 811 811.

You can find out more about the event here.

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