Event Brief
Man jailed for life for neighbour killing and freezer burial
Filed: Jun 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
Summary: Bobby Andrew Weaver was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering David Thornton and burying his remains in a freezer.
WHO: Bobby Andrew Weaver
WHAT: Sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering neighbour David Thornton, dismembering the body, and burying the remains in a freezer in the victim's backyard
WHEN: Jun 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM ET
WHERE: Ipswich, Queensland
WHY: Weaver pleaded guilty to the 2019 killing of David Thornton, including shooting him twice in the head before dismembering and burying the remains in a freezer
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