AdvertisementNationalQueenslandCourts Men jailed for life for ‘senseless, barbaric’ murder of grandmother Andrew Stafford August 5, 2026 — 4:04pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A ATwo men who savagely bashed a grandmother to death before dumping and burning her body in bushland have been jailed for life for the “senseless and barbaric” murder. Howe’s daughter noted her mother had taken Oliver and his then-partner in, along with Franklin’s then-partner. He called the actions of Oliver and Franklin “senseless and barbaric”. AdvertisementBoth men received a life sentence for murder and the maximum five years for interference with a corpse, to be served concurrently.