Man charged with murdering two men in Australia — ABC News Australia

A 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder in Gurranang near the city of Grafton, Australia, after the bodies of two men were found on the grounds of a single property. This was reported by ABC News Australia.

Bodies found two weeks apart

On September 13, police found the body of a 79-year-old man in a house on Summerland Way in Gurranang. The property is located about 25 kilometres north of Grafton. Police established a crime scene there and began investigating the death.

As part of the investigation, officers returned to the house on Monday afternoon and found the body of a 59-year-old man in a shed. According to police, he was not a local resident and had come to the area as a visitor.

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Arrest and charges

The previous day, at about noon, police arrested a 32-year-old man at Grafton Hospital. He was taken to Grafton Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of murder and with stealing a motor vehicle.

The man was refused bail and is due to appear in court. To investigate the deaths, the Homicide Squad of the State Crime Command established a special investigative team, Strike Force Faneel. New South Wales Police Superintendent Joanne Schultz said the scene was traumatic for the first officers to arrive there.