Two bodies found in Townsville unit, forensic officers investigating
Two adults aged in their 40s were found dead in a unit in Townsville in the state’s north this morning.
Officers were called to the address on Fullham Road at Gulliver after 9:00am. Photo: ABC
A crime scene has been established and forensic crews are investigating.
Police said the pair, both aged in their 40s, were believed to have been known to each other.
Officers were called to the unit on Fulham Road at Gulliver after 9:00am when the alarm was raised.
A crime scene has been established and forensic crews are investigating.
Police are doorknocking neighbours in the area and taking witness statements.
Nearby resident Peter MacElroy said around 9:00am he saw a number of men visiting the duplex where the bodies were found a short time later.
MacElroy said the men were looking for a woman who lived in the rear unit of the complex.
“There was a lady living in the back with a couple of kids,” he said.
“[I saw] a couple of fellas hanging around out the front, trying to find somebody out the back.
“Then another bloke turned up — it must have been one of their friends — and they went in and had a look in the back and then they come out and came across to me.
“They said the place had been broken into and the door knocked down.
“They said the cops have been called, then the police turned up.”
MacElroy said the events were unusual and the street was usually quiet and uneventful.
“This is the first action we’ve had — it’s not good, but it is what it is,” he said.
– ABC / Chloe Chomicki
