Double murder charge after bodies found at property two weeks apart
A man has been charged with murder after police discovered the bodies of two men at a remote property near Grafton weeks apart.
A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder following the discovery of two deceased men on a property near Grafton. The first victim, a 79-year-old man, was found dead inside the house on Summerland Way at Gurranang on September 13. Two weeks later, on September 27, a 59-year-old man was discovered dead in a shed on the same property.
Police established a crime scene at the residence, approximately 25 kilometres north of Grafton, and formed Strike Force Faneel to investigate the murders. The 32-year-old suspect was apprehended at Grafton Base Hospital on Monday and charged with two counts of murder and theft of a motor vehicle. He was denied bail and is set to appear in court later today.
Superintendent Joanne Schultz described the scene as confronting and particularly traumatic for the first responders who arrived on the scene without anticipating the discovery of the second body.
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