Man charged with murder after body of elderly Gold Coast woman found

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UPDATE: Police have charged a 50-year-old man with the murder of a 74-year-old woman after her body was found at a Gold Coast home. Authorities say the man and the woman were known to each other. 9News

Acting Chief Superintendent Rhys Wildman said that police were not treating the death as a domestic violence incident.

"I just want to highlight that this matter, at this stage, is not DV-related," Superintendent Wildman said earlier on Monday.The man is due to face Southport Magistrates Court this afternoon.Dozens of police scoured the area trying to piece together exactly what happened.Olympics triggers $1.8b construction boom for south-east Queensland

9News reporter Chloe Robinson said family of the dead woman turned up at the property today, where they spoke with police officers and neighbours. "This is a tragic incident in which a 74-year-old woman has lost her life," Superintendent Wildman said.

 

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