Police divers search dam on rural property after alleged murder of Brisbane man

1 week ago 6

A Brisbane antheral allegedly suffered important injuries implicit a prolonged play of clip earlier helium was recovered successful a captious information extracurricular a spot northbound of the city, detectives believe.

Two radical person present had their charges upgraded to execution pursuing the decease of Sam Wilcox, 23, from Eagle Farm, who died from his injuries successful infirmary connected Friday evening.

Emergency services were called implicit a study of an battle connected a agrarian property, which has aggregate homes and a dam, connected McLean Road astatine Mount Mee connected Wednesday evening.

Detective Acting Inspector Joe Zitny said officers recovered Wilcox unresponsive connected the crushed successful beforehand of 1 of the houses.

He had suffered important injuries to his body, Zitny said.

Zitny could not corroborate reports Wilcox had allegedly been recovered partially buried, explaining that the substance was earlier the court.

“At this stage, the indications are the injuries sustained to the unfortunate occurred implicit a... prolonged play of time, but that volition beryllium determined by further probe and of people post-mortem examination,” helium said.

A 21-year-old woman, present accused of aggregate offences including murder, deprivation of liberty, and torture, called constabulary to the address, Zitney said.

She was recovered wrong the location with a 23-year-old man, who has besides been charged with akin offences.

On Sunday constabulary divers were astatine the country searching a dam connected the property.

The spot connected Mclean Road, Mount Mee.

“They were looking for aggregate items mostly speaking successful bid to holistically analyse and hunt the spot thoroughly,” helium said.

Zitny said the transgression country would stay successful spot for immoderate clip arsenic investigators worked to find the circumstances of the incident.

Zitny said the radical were known to each different successful immoderate capacity, and 1 of the lines of probe included drugs.

Detectives were inactive investigating however Wilcox came to beryllium astatine the property, with grounds suggesting helium was astatine the code connected April 29, April 30, and past into May 1, earlier the battle was reported astir 8.30pm.

When questioned connected whether Wilcox went to the property, oregon if helium was allegedly taken, Zitny said constabulary were inactive investigating.

Zitny said the antheral and pistillate had been surviving astatine the spot for betwixt 4 and 8 weeks. The incidental allegedly took spot astatine 1 of the homes further backmost connected the property, Zitny said.

He said the 2 accused and unfortunate were known to police.

The antheral and pistillate were remanded successful custody astatine the Caboolture Magistrates Court during their archetypal tribunal notation connected the earlier complaint of attempted murder. The woman’s lawsuit is adjacent scheduled to beryllium heard connected May 7, portion the man’s was listed for July 4.

Zitny urged anyone with further accusation to travel forward.