- Man found partially buried in Queensalnd
- He died after being rushed to hospital
Police say they have ruled out family violence after a young man was allegedly found partially buried on a rural Queensland property.
The 23-year-old from Eagle Farm was located unconscious at a property on McLean Rd in Mount Mee on Wednesday after emergency services arrived at around 8.30pm.
She died in hospital on Friday night, just hours after her alleged attackers, a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man from Mount Mee, appeared in court on charges including attempted murder, deprivation of liberty and torture. .
The attempted murder charge was upgraded to murder on Saturday.
On Sunday, Acting Detective Inspector Joe Zitney told the media that the three people were believed to know each other and that it was “apparent” this was not related to family violence.
Police say they have ruled out family violence after a young man was allegedly found partially buried on a rural Queensland property.
On Sunday, Acting Detective Inspector Joe Zitney told the media that the three people were believed to know each other and that it was “apparent” this was not related to family violence.
He said there was evidence to suggest the deceased man had been “in the vicinity” of Mount Mee since April 29.
“At this stage, all indications are that the injuries sustained by the (alleged) victim occurred over a reasonably long period of time, but that will be determined through further investigation,” he said.
“The (alleged) victim suffered multiple injuries…I understand the autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.”
It is understood the man was discovered partially buried at the property, however Inspector Zitney declined to comment.
He said police responded after a triple-0 call, allegedly made by the accused woman, reported an assault.
He told media that crime scene investigators were continuing to comb the rural property with multiple homes and that police divers had tracked down a quarry.
“My understanding is that it was between four and eight weeks since the man and woman resided at that address,” he said.
Detective Zitney said there was evidence to suggest the deceased man had been “in the vicinity” of Mount Mee since Monday, April 29.
Detective Zitney said the investigation was ongoing, including into how the deceased arrived at the property, and asked anyone with information to come forward.
Both the 21-year-old woman and the 23-year-old man were charged with crimes including murder, common assault, torture and wounding, and are in preventive custody.
The woman is expected to appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on May 7, while the man is due to appear at the same court on July 4.