Manja Whaley said her friend,Hannah Clarke,did not think she was a domestic violence victim because her estranged husband did not hit her.
Detective leading the investigation into the Camp Hill murder-suicide is"distraught and gutted"about his comments,described by a domestic violence group as"victim-blaming at its worst".
"I am a survivor,not a victim,"Hannah Clarke wrote on Instagram as she shared her story on the social media platform.
Police had received reports of domestic violence before Rowan Baxter killed his estranged wife,Hannah Clarke,and their three children in a car fire.
Hannah Clarke told her sister-in-law she was"so excited"about 2020 because she believed"this year will be great"after separating from her husband.
Police hope the Carindale house will provide answers for Hannah Clarke's family after an act that"beggars belief".
It just doesn’t happen here,in Camp Hill. Not in our suburb. A car doesn’t explode in flames. Children don’t die. We look out for each other. It’s our home.
Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke had been driving her three young children to school when her estranged husband doused his family in petrol and lit them on fire.
Hannah Clarke and her three children - Laianah,Aaliyah and Trey - died from injuries suffered in the Camp Hill car fire.
The 31-year-old mother died from her injuries early on Wednesday evening as a result of the Camp Hill family tragedy.
Three children under the age of 10 have been killed in a car fire in Brisbane's south-east,which has been described as a"horrific incident"and a"terrible scene".