Murdered Gold Coast mum Tara Brown begged for her life in the moments before she was allegedly run off the road and bashed to death by her ex-partner.

That is the grim picture painted by the chilling emergency call the 24-year-old made in her final conscious moments on September 8.





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Murdered Gold Coast mum Tara Brown begged for her life in the moments before she was allegedly run off the road and bashed to death by her ex-partner. Photo: Instagram

Police allege Ms Brown desperately called emergency services just after 8:45am, only moments after she dropped her daughter off at Nerang Childcare Centre.

They will allege in court that Ms Brown repeatedly begged for her accused killer, ex-bikie boyfriend Lionel Patea, to stop chasing her in a separate vehicle.

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The alleged killer stops his car and starts running back to his high school sweetheart Tara Brown - not to help, but to hurt. Photo: 7 News

Less than a minute later, a loud crashing noise. This was the moment Patea is alleged to have used his car to run Ms Brown's vehicle off the road.

The harrowing recording, which is said to have traumatised senior police officers, continues as Ms Brown was allegedly beaten to death with a cast iron fire hydrant as she lay pinned in the wreckage.

Her family was forced to turn off her life support the following day due to the sickening injuries suffered to her face and head.



A recording and transcript of the call will be used as evidence against Mr Patea, who was committed to stand trial for the murder of the 24-year-old during a brief hearing at the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Family and friends of murdered mum Tara Brown yesterday faced her accused killer and former partner in the Queensland court.

Mp Patea didn't speak during his appearance as a packed gallery, including Ms Brown's mother, watched on. Members of Mr Patea's family, including his brother, were also in the courtroom.

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