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The son travelled to NSW to deal with his father’s estate only to allegedly be set upon by the same neighbour.
Neighbour charged after father and son found dead 15 days apart at same property in Gurranang, northern NSW The son travelled to NSW to deal with his father’s estate only to allegedly be set upon by the same neighbour.
The body of the 79-year-old father was found inside a home on Summerland Way in Gurranang, about 25km north of Grafton, on September 13. Homicide Squad Commander Joe Doueihi said the son had travelled to NSW from interstate to assist police with their inquiries and to sort out the estate.
“Unfortunately, he returned to that premises where he was set upon by the neighbour and sustained fatal injuries,” Doueihi alleged during a press conference. The son’s body was discovered when police returned to the property about 3.40pm on Monday to conduct further inquiries into his father’s death. Police arrested the neighbour, 32-year-old Nicholas Marsden Scott, at Grafton Hospital on Tuesday when he attended for a medical condition.
Scott appeared in court via audiovisual link with cuts across his face, including a large laceration over the bridge of his nose,Doueihi described the circumstances surrounding the father and son’s deaths as “absolutely shocking”.
“The fact that two murders in a short period of time of two unfortunate family members occurred at one location, it’s absolutely shocking for that family and for that community,” he said.
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