A gardener has been charged with the homicide of a person whose spouse is preventing for all times after a “confronting” tragedy north of Brisbane.
Nick and Sue Reeves, each of their 70s, had been discovered with critical head accidents at their Bramston Courtroom residence in Burpengary East this morning, Detective Inspector David Harbison mentioned.
A 26-year-old man from Beachmere was arrested and tonight charged with homicide and tried homicide, police mentioned.
Earlier police emphasised “this isn’t a home and household violence incident”.
9News understands the person, who was engaged on a close-by backyard, was employed by the couple’s neighbour.
Their common contractor wasn’t obtainable in the present day so the 26-year-old was despatched as a substitute.
Police are investigating whether or not weapons or implements had been used within the alleged homicide.
“As I mentioned it is very early days within the investigation so we do not have the complete details but,” he mentioned.
“I am going to stress that this isn’t a home and household violence incident.”
The 26-year-old accused killer was metres away when police arrived on the scene and he did not resist arrest.
The couple has referred to as Bramston Courtroom residence for greater than three a long time.
Douglas Hutchings, who was throughout the street on the time, desperately tried to assist Mrs Reeves.
“I simply helped the law enforcement officials and the ambulance officers put her on a gurney and put her within the ambulance,” Hutchings mentioned.
It’s understood a number of neighbours helped police after the invention was made.
Assist shall be supplied to the law enforcement officials who attended the welfare verify.
“Sadly that is policing and it is occurring too typically,” Harbison mentioned.
“Our first responders will search some assist for them and ensure they’re OK and never too traumatised.
“The identical goes for the QAS (Queensland Ambulance Service) and the primary responders that attend all of those incidents.”
Detectives and forensic groups are combing two properties.
Police are asking members of the general public who had been within the space between 9am and 9.50am to come back ahead if they’ve info or dashcam footage.