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Two Teens Charged Over Fatal Stabbing of Warana Man

Operation X-ray Elting detectives are still searching for the murder weapon, urging the community to share any CCTV from the night of July 13–14.

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Overview

  • Queensland Police have charged a 15-year-old from West Woombye and a 17-year-old from Beerwah with the murder of 57-year-old Zdravko Bilic.
  • Detectives allege Bilic was stabbed after interrupting an attempted break-in at his multimillion-dollar beachfront home on Napalle Street in Warana.
  • Investigators have conducted forensic searches of the property and are still seeking the murder weapon.
  • Bilic’s partner, Melbourne skincare entrepreneur Gry Susann Tomte, was interstate when she asked a neighbour to check on him, leading to the discovery of his body.
  • If convicted under Queensland’s ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws, the teens face mandatory life sentences.