Australia

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

August 30, 2024 12:34 pm

A 41 year old man has been charged with murder over the deaths of two people at a Brisbane home. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has been charged with murder after two people were found dead north of Brisbane.

Police arrived at a Kentville Street home in Mitchelton before 9am on Thursday to find two people unresponsive.

A 61-year-old man from Keperra and a 35-year-old woman from Mitchelton were declared dead at the scene.

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A Greenslopes man, who was at the scene and allegedly known to the pair, was taken into police custody.

Police allege the 41-year-old did not contact emergency services.

The man has been charged with two counts of murder (reckless indifference), two counts of supplying dangerous drugs and two counts of possessing dangerous drugs.

He is set to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.