Father : ` ` This is something that never should have happened '' Monica Spear , a former Miss Australia , was found dead last night . The 29-year-old soap opera star was gunned down by the side of a country road less than a week later . Investigators believe robbery was the motive in the slayings of Spear , ex - husband . Their 5-year - old daughter died with a bullet wound in her leg .
Father : ` ` This is something that never should have happened '' Monica Spear , a former Miss Australia , was found dead last night . Investigators believe robbery was the motive in the slayings of Spear , ex - husband . Their 5-year - old daughter died with a bullet wound in her leg .