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Man, 82, charged with murder of wife on Gold Coast

An 82-year-old man remains in hospital under police guard after allegedly murdering his elderly wife at a home at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast.

Feb 26, 2021, updated Feb 26, 2021
The body of the elderly woman was found by police in a Varsity Lakes home yesterday. Photo: ABC

The body of the elderly woman was found by police in a Varsity Lakes home yesterday. Photo: ABC

Emergency services were alerted to the scene about 1:30pm Thursday after a visitor went to check on the couple.

Officers found the body of Robyn Beever, 82, inside the home.

Her husband, Max Beever, was also found with serious injuries and was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital, where he remains this morning under police guard.

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He has been charged with one count of murder and is expected to appear in Southport Magistrates Court today, pending hospital clearance.

Police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward.

-ABC 

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