source : the age
The bodies of a mother and her baby were found dead in their home south of Brisbane on Thursday after a man was hit by a car nearby.
Police revealed the trio were likely a family, and the deaths were suspicious and may have been caused by an edged weapon.
Officers were called to the Woolworths on Beaudesert Beenleigh Road in Bannockburn, Logan, at about 7.30am.
A 39-year-old man had been hit by a car outside. Witnesses reported he had been running towards the road, and may have already had a neck injury when struck.
Officers attended his home on Belivah Road in Belivah nearby to alert family he had been hurt, but instead discovered the bodies of the 38-year-old woman and a one-year-old child.
Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn said on Thursday police believed the man was the father of the child and partner of the woman.
“We are obviously investigating the nature of why that gentleman came to be hit by a car,” he said.
“Our minds are open as to what’s going on here, but again it is a suspicious death.”
Crime scenes were established at the property and supermarket, and forensic teams were investigating.
Riley Evans lives around the corner, and told this masthead the area was normally quiet.
“I looked out the window and then I saw all the coppers and the ambos pull up and the fire brigade, and I thought it was just like a car crash or something,” the 16-year-old said.
“My mate … said someone got hit and he told me that he saw someone on the ground.”
