A man has been charged with the murder of a 69-year-old man whose “mummified” body was found at a home on the Gold Coast earlier this year.
Officers made the grim discovery inside a property along Edinburgh Street in Benowa on April 17, after being called to conduct a welfare check by the man’s interstate relatives.
In an appeal for information earlier this month, Detective Acting Inspector Mark Proctor confirmed the remains were those of ACT man Tomislav Nemes, who moved to Queensland in 2018.
He said the remains were discovered in an “advanced state of decomposition” and that he had been living with his 70-year-old wife and 48-year-old stepson in the house at the time of his death.
He said Mr Nemes was living with his 70-year-old wife and 48-year-old stepson at the time of his death, which police believe may have occurred 12 months prior.
Following ongoing investigations, detectives from Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch and Homicide Investigation Unit arrested a 48-year-old man in Southport yesterday.
He has since been charged with one count of murder and is expected to appear before Southport Magistrates Court today.
Investigations are ongoing, with police releasing vision of the welfare check earlier this year in an appeal for any information which could assist the investigation.
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Detectives have charged a 48-year-old man with murder in relation to the death of Tomislav Nemes at Benowa on the Gold Coast.
Vision from a welfare check on April 17 has been released as part of an appeal for information.https://t.co/LSrBES0PFW pic.twitter.com/tUreINPO3g
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) August 22, 2023
Detectives are urging any friends, family or associates of Mr Nemes or the other occupants at the property, along with anyone who has visited his home in recent years, to come forward.
