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Charges over ex-girlfriend’s 2019 killing take accused man ‘somewhat by surprise’, lawyer says
The lawyer for a 28-year-old man charged over the suspicious death of Gold Coast woman Ivona Jovanovic in 2019 says his client has been taken “by surprise”.
Key points:
- Police don’t believe Christos Panagakos intended to kill Ivona Jovanovic
- The pair had known each other since high school
- A senior detective said the investigation had been painstaking and complicated
Ms Jovanovic died from a single gunshot wound to the stomach.
Her ex-boyfriend Christos Panagakos appeared briefly in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Detectives launched a 16-month investigation following Ms Jovanovic’s killing.
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