Online vigil held for four-year-old Brisbane girl Willow Dunn allegedly murdered by father

Willow Dunn, a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome, has been remembered during an online vigil, whilst her father faces a murder charge in relation to her death.

An online vigil has been held for Willow Dunn, a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome who allegedly died at the hands of her father

An online vigil has been held for Willow Dunn, a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome whose father has been charged with her murder Source: Facebook, Twitter

An online vigil has been held for a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was allegedly left for two days in her cot after she died.

The body of Willow Dunn was found at her family home in the Brisbane suburb of Cannon Hill on Monday morning.

Her father, Mark James Dunn, 43, was later charged with his daughter's murder, which police believe happened on Saturday.

A socially-distant vigil to remember Willow was held on Wednesday night, with people asked to post tributes and pictures of candles with the hashtag #HerNameIsWillow.

The hashtag was trending among Australian Twitter users within minutes of the vigil starting at 7pm AEST.
"Rest well, Willow. You deserved a long and happy life. Not this," one Twitter user wrote.

"I’m so sorry for what you endured in your short little life," posted another.

Mr Dunn did not appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court when his case was briefly mentioned on Tuesday and has been remanded in custody.
Court documents reveal Willow’s death is believed to have occurred on or about 23 May at the Dunn home in Brent Street, which detectives cordoned off as they tried to determine the cause of death.

Police are yet to confirm the girl's cause of death or whether a post mortem examination has been completed.

Mr Dunn will reappear in the same court on 20 July.

An online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs had raised more than $2,000 by Wednesday evening.

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Additional reporting by Nick Houghton, AAP.


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Published 27 May 2020 8:55pm
Updated 27 May 2020 9:15pm


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