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Two Men Charged With Torture as Police Probe Missing Brisbane Man Across Multiple Crime Scenes

The search now spans linked sites from Kelvin Grove to the Sunshine Coast.

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Police have arrested two men.
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Overview

  • Andrew Burow, 56, was last seen in Kelvin Grove on August 20 and reported missing on August 24, with police calling his disappearance suspicious and out of character.
  • Investigators have declared crime scenes at Lorimer Terrace in Kelvin Grove, Kokoda Avenue in Bli Bli, Black Pinch Road in Pomona, and Kamala Drive in Lake MacDonald under Operation Veer.
  • Police arrested 26-year-old North Lakes man Billy John Howard and 38-year-old Sippy Downs man Anthony Thomas Perrett, each charged with one count of torture and due in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 29.
  • Homicide detectives and forensic teams are guarding and examining the locations as the investigation escalates and Burow remains unaccounted for.
  • Police have appealed for information after alleging Burow was assaulted between August 20 and 26 in Ballymore Gardens at Kelvin Grove, and his family holds significant concerns for his welfare.