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A gramps allegedly killed by a gardener has been remembered for his love, dedication and devotion, and arsenic the glue that held his household together.
Nick Reeves, 74, was recovered dormant astatine his Burpengary East spot connected Thursday greeting aft an alleged attack. His wife, Sue, 71, suffered important caput injuries and was rushed to hospital, wherever she remained.
Nick and Sue Reeves, who were allegedly attacked astatine their Burpengary East location connected Thursday.
Their daughters connected Sunday issued an affectional connection remembering their father, and besides hoping their parent would propulsion done what they described arsenic a horrific incident.
”We are shocked and devastated by what has occurred,” the household said.
“Our household has mislaid a loving husband, father, father-in-law, Pa, uncle, brother-in-law, person and section businessman.
“Together with our mother, helium was the glue that held our household unneurotic and a immense portion of our
daily lives.”
The mates were allegedly attacked by 26-year-old Frederick Steel Sayers. He has since been charged with execution and attempted murder.
Sayers was doing gardening enactment connected the couple’s property, and besides their neighbour’s, erstwhile detectives judge helium got into a quality with the Reeveses.
Sayers’ lawsuit was mentioned successful Pine Rivers Magistrates Court connected Friday, wherever the tribunal heard the substance would beryllium transferred to Caboolture, arsenic prosecutors finished the little of evidence.
After his arrest, constabulary said they were unsure what had caused the dispute, but a neighbour had reported the incident, prompting officers to behaviour a payment cheque astatine the Bramston Court property.
Ms Reeves was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with important trauma to the head.
“While our household and friends travel to presumption with this shocking news, we are focusing our enactment connected our mum, and praying that she tin propulsion done this horrific incident,” the household said.
The household said portion they knew a ceremonial was an important portion of healing, astatine this signifier it was not a determination they could not marque “without our mum”.
”His beauteous and loving woman of astir 50 years is the 1 who should determine erstwhile and however his solemnisation of beingness volition happen, and we are praying she volition beryllium with america erstwhile that clip comes,” they said.
”We bash promote you to travel together, rise a brew to our ‘old man’ Nick, and retrieve him for the idiosyncratic helium was, and the interaction helium had connected each our lives.
“Reminisce connected the stories helium utilized to archer and his off-beat consciousness of humour.
“Trust us, that consciousness of humour has rallied america successful the past fewer days arsenic we thrust each emotion, and it would marque our dada blessed to cognize his humour has passed connected to his girls.
“To dad, if you tin spot this, wherever you whitethorn beryllium close now, cognize that the antheral you were passim your life, and the love, dedication and devotion you person shown to mum and america girls, is the spot that volition get america done this tragedy.”
The household thanked the community, archetypal responders, and infirmary unit for their support. They besides enactment their enactment successful constabulary and the justness system, arsenic the probe remained ongoing.
Sayers’ lawsuit was adjacent scheduled for July 26.
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