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A man has been charged with two counts of murder and stealing a motor vehicle after the body of a 59-year-old man was found in a shed in Gurranang, NSW. The victim had arrived in New South Wales to assist police with the investigation into the earlier death of his 79-year-old relative on the same property.
NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks laterA man accused of murdering two members of a family on the same property a fortnight apart has faced court.
The body of a 59-year-old man was found by police on Monday afternoon in a shed on a property at Gurranang, about 25km north of Grafton in northern The discovery was made as police combed the address for clues two weeks after a 79-year-old man’s body was found inside a home on the property. Det Supt Joe Doueihi on Wednesday said the alleged murder victims were related, adding the younger man came to NSW to help police with their investigation and to sort out the 79-year-old’s estate.
He alleged the 59-year-old was “set upon” by a neighbour when he went to his deceased relative’s property. Scott was arrested at a hospital in Grafton, where he was receiving treatment, at about midday on Tuesday. He was taken to Grafton police station where he was charged with two counts of murder and stealing a motor vehicle. He will remain behind bars before returning to court in December.
“ had attended the property to make further inquiries, they did not anticipate what they found,” she said. Police believe the 59-year-old man died in the past 24 to 48 hours, two weeks after police first came to the rural acreage to investigate the older man’s death. The deceased men appeared to have suffered similar injuries.
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