A MANHUNT is under way for a suspected killer, who is believed to be armed and dangerous, after a teenage girl’s dead body was found in a barrel on the back of a ute in Brisbane’s south.
Police attended an address at Buccan, south of Brisbane, in relation to a missing person Larissa Beilby, 16, at 1.30pm today. When they arrived a man drove off in a black ute.
Police are investigating the discovery of a deceased person in a utility at Stapylton this afternoon. Anyone who may have seen a silver late model Holden Commodore sedan rego 966WKB please call 000.
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) June 27, 2018
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The vehicle was tracked and located a short time later near a mobile home park in the Gold Coast suburb of Stapylton, and the man left in another vehicle, according to police.
Police confirmed they found a body in the black ute after searching the vehicle.
“A further search of the vehicle uncovered a deceased person,” police said in a statement.
“Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.”
The body was reportedly found inside a barrel — which had a tarp over it — on the back of the ute’s tray. The body has not yet been officially identified. A QLD Police spokesman told news.com.au that Ms Beilby is still missing. Police appealed for information regarding her whereabouts earlier this week. In a statement released on Tuesday, police said Ms Beilby was “last seen at an address on Kempster Road and has not contacted family or friends since June 18”.
“She is described as caucasian, is approximately 168cm tall, of a medium build with blonde hair, hazel eyes and a nose piercing,” the statement read.
“Initial investigations indicate she may be in the company of a caucasian man in his late teens.”
Detective Acting Superintendent Mark White this evening told reporters that police are treating the death as a homicide and an investigation centre has been established at Logan Central police station.
“Police are still working to positively identify the deceased person located in the back of a ute in Stapylton,” he said.
A witness told Nine News the scene “just spiralled out of control”.
“I thought someone was on the run then I found out it was a body in the barrel,” he said.
Police say they are now looking for a person travelling in a silver late model Holden Commodore sedan with the registration 966WKB. Reports suggest the man may be armed, according to the Courier Mail.
Police have urged the public not to approach the occupant(s) and instead call police on 000.
More to come.
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