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Five Charged in Inala Kidnap-Murder as Homicide Suspects Arrested in Brisbane and Sydney

Fresh arrests cap months of exhaustive forensic work driven by suspected organised-crime connections

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Overview

  • Queensland police charged two additional men, aged 26 and 29, with murder, kidnapping and torture over the January Inala death, bringing the total accused to five set to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
  • Investigators allege the 52-year-old Inala victim and two companions were abducted at gunpoint near Rudyard Street, tortured for hours at a secondary location and that the primary victim later died of head injuries at Logan Hospital.
  • In Brisbane’s West End, a 32-year-old Fortitude Valley man was arrested over the weekend charge with murder after a 50-year-old known to residents was found fatally injured; homicide officials say they see no wider public risk.
  • NSW Police arrested a 28-year-old man at a Mount Pritchard unit and charged him with domestic-violence murder after a 62-year-old woman was found stabbed; he was refused bail ahead of his Fairfield Local Court appearance.
  • Specialist units, including Taskforce Maxima and state homicide squads, have coordinated multi-scene inquiries in Queensland and New South Wales to bring together forensic evidence and intelligence.