Queensland police have charged two males with homicide over the demise of North Queensland man Andrew Walsh, whose physique was discovered buried in concrete at a Brisbane transport depot earlier this yr.
Key factors:
- 4 others have already been charged in relation to Mr Walsh’s demise
- Police consider his demise is said to the suspected homicide of Lachlan Griffiths
- Anybody with additional info is urged to contact the police
The 35-year-old was reported lacking by household in January however was final seen alive at Slacks Creek, south of Brisbane, in November 2021.
Police discovered his physique in a concrete slab on the enterprise on Musgrave Highway at Coopers Plains, in Brisbane’s south, after a three-week excavation in March.
Twenty-eight-year-old Dewald De Klerk and 24-year-old Joshua Searston had been right now charged with one rely every of homicide and misconduct with a corpse over Mr Walsh’s demise.
Mr De Klerk was already charged with accent after the actual fact in relation to Mr Walsh’s demise.
Earlier than Thursday, 4 different folks had been charged with accent after the actual fact to homicide and misconduct of a corpse over Mr Walsh’s demise.
Police consider Mr Walsh’s demise is said to the suspected homicide of 35-year-old Indooroopilly man Lachlan Griffiths.
Detectives launched Taskforce Voltron after a joint investigation between the Murder Investigation Unit, Indooroopilly and Logan Prison Investigation branches linked the Coopers Plains enterprise to the disappearance of each males.
Mr Griffiths, who was final recognized to be dwelling out of varied Brisbane inns, was reported lacking on Australia Day this yr.
His physique has by no means been discovered, however police have beforehand charged 4 folks with homicide in relation to his disappearance.
Detective Inspector Damien Hansen mentioned Mr Griffiths and Mr Walsh had each visited the Coopers Plains transport depot earlier than they disappeared.
“The investigation established that each these lacking individuals had been final seen or had an affiliation with the enterprise,” Detective Inspector Hansen mentioned.
“We executed a criminal offense scene there and Mr Walsh’s stays had been situated at that deal with, that was a separate investigation on the time.
“This has been one of the advanced investigations that I have been concerned in.
“It has been [an] monumental quantity of labor finished by our intel, our investigatiors, lots of of traces of inquiries [have been] taken each right here and interstate.”
Police are persevering with to attraction for anybody with info into the disappearances of each males to come back ahead, notably anybody who is aware of the whereabouts of Mr Walsh’s 2005 gray Volkswagen hatchback which has not been situated.
Mr De Klerk and Mr Searston had their issues briefly heard in Brisbane Magistrates Courtroom right now.
They’ll stay in custody with their instances scheduled to be heard once more subsequent month.