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Family and friends farewell pregnant couple Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter in private memorial

Heartbroken family and friends have paid their respects to a pregnant couple struck and killed struck and killed by an allegedly stolen vehicle in Brisbane last month.
Key points:
- The memorial service was held at Iona College where Matthew Field went to school
- The families of Mr Field and Kate Leadbetter thanked the public for “honouring their memories”
- An online petition for youth justice reform has nearly 200,000 signatures
Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter were walking their dogs across a major intersection at Alexandra Hills when they were mowed down in the Australia Day crash.
Ms Leadbetter was six months’ pregnant when the tragedy occurred, resulting in their unborn son Miles also dying in the accident.
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