- Woman stabbed to death in affluent suburb
- Female neighbor who helps the police in investigations
- One of many stabbing incidents in Brisbane
One woman is dead as her neighbor assists police in their investigation into a fatal stabbing in an affluent riverside suburb just before Christmas.
Police were called to a unit complex in Oxford Street, Hamilton in Brisbane’s north-east about 8.45am on Thursday after reports of a disturbance.
A seriously injured woman, 43, was found in a unit suffering from multiple wounds, including a stab wound to the chest.
Police and paramedics administered first aid before the woman was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Police and paramedics remain at a unit complex in Hamilton where a woman was allegedly stabbed to death on Thursday morning
A 55-year-old woman talks to the police. A murder investigation was launched.
“Police will allege that the two women knew each other but were not in a family environment,” a police statement read.
No charges have been filed at this early stage.
Police have now confirmed that the two women were neighbors.
Detective Inspector John Mison also confirmed that officers had previously visited the unit complex ‘a number of times’.
“Police received a triple-0 call this morning and we are currently investigating that information to try to determine an exact timeline of what happened,” he told reporters.
“But there is nothing at that time to indicate that there was any forced entry into the unit.”
Homicide detectives set up a crime scene at the unit complex and began knocking and interviewing shocked residents.
Forensic officers are also at the scene to collect evidence and search for the weapon involved in the alleged attack.
The unit complex remained a crime scene Thursday afternoon as a murder investigation was launched
“I have a team of detectives on scene who will be conducting door knocks and speaking to witnesses in the area surrounding the location to get a full picture of what happened this morning,” Detective Mison said.
“This is a very sad tragic loss of life.”
The investigations continue.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
“Whatever information it is, it could be relevant to our investigation,” Detective Mison said.
Hamilton is one of the city’s wealthiest suburbs and is known for its waterfront eateries on the banks of the Brisbane River.
Hamilton is an affluent suburb on the banks of the Brisbane River
It was the second stabbing in Brisbane on Thursday morning after a man was stabbed in the chest in a separate incident 12.5km away in Annerley.
He was rushed to hospital in serious condition.
The woman’s death in Hamilton was the second fatal stabbing in Australia in 24 hours.
Real estate agent Julie Seed was stabbed to death in broad daylight in Adelaide on Wednesday.
Shaun Michaels Dunk, 30, has since been charged with murder.
He will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Police were called to Oxford Street in Hamilton (pictured) after reports of a disturbance
