Overview
- Queensland Police arrested 45-year-old Shaun Smoothy on the Gold Coast and charged him with murder and misconduct with a corpse after the disappearance of 48-year-old Paul Woods.
- Forensic teams, cadaver dogs, SES crews and police divers are conducting multi-day searches of bushland, paddocks and a small dam at a Cressbrook Creek property.
- Crime scenes are established at Woods’ Hampton home and at the Cressbrook Creek address linked to the accused, with examinations expected to continue for days.
- Court material reported by media includes an allegation of dismembering, which investigators say will be tested through the ongoing legal process.
- Woods was last seen on October 5 riding an unregistered blue-and-white Yamaha 450 that remains missing, and police are appealing for CCTV or dashcam sightings from Hampton, Crows Nest and Cressbrook Creek.