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Robyn Wuth

REVEALED: Dv coverage may spur copycats study | Rare Historical Photos

Hannah Clarke and her three children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey, were victims of domestic violence. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Graphic media coverage of domestic violence has been linked to copycat behaviour and used as a chilling threat against terrified partners, research has found.

Explicit reports on the deaths of Hannah Clarke and her three children in Brisbane and Kelly Wilkinson on the Gold Coast prompted a surge in cases of similar violence, according to the University of Queensland study.

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