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Neighbour accused of murdering man and younger relative who travelled interstate to settle estate in rural Australia

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Rice, T. (2026, September 30). Neighbour accused of murdering man and younger relative who travelled interstate to settle estate in rural Australia. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16171335/neighbour-accused-double-murder-relative-settle-estate.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-30 · by Taylor Rice

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A 32-year-old man has been charged with murdering his neighbour, a 79-year-old, and another relative, aged 59, who had traveled from another state to assist with sorting out the older man's estate. The murders occurred two weeks apart at a property in Gurranang, northern NSW. Police discovered the bodies on September 13 and again after further inquiries were made on Monday. The suspect was arrested at a hospital on Tuesday.
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A 32-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two men found on separate occasions at a property near Gurranang, located about 25km north of Grafton in northern New South Wales. The first body, that of a 79-year-old man, was discovered inside his home on September 13. Two weeks later, on Monday, another body was found—a 59-year-old relative who had traveled from out-of-state to assist with the deceased’s estate and police inquiries. The younger victim was reportedly "set upon" by the suspect when he visited the property. Police arrested the man at a local hospital; he faces court later today charged with two counts of murder and one count of stealing a motor vehicle.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A man has been accused of murdering his neighbour and the alleged victim’s younger relative in separate incidents in northern NSW. The man, 32, was arrested on Tuesday at about 12.20pm at a hospital after the bodies were discovered two weeks apart at a property in Gurranang. Police were first called to the property on Summerland Way on September 13 after a body was found inside the home, believed to be a 79-year-old man. On Monday, police returned to the property for inquiries over the first death.
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🔮 A 32-year-old will face court today charged with stealing a motor vehicle and two counts of murder.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A man has been accused of murdering his neighbour and the alleged victim’s younger relative in separate incidents in northern NSW. The man, 32, was arrested on Tuesday at about 12.20pm at a hospital after the bodies were discovered two weeks apart at a property in Gurranang. Police were first called to the property on Summerland Way on September 13 after a body was found inside the home, believed to be a 79-year-old man. On Monday, police returned to the property for inquiries over the first death. asserted
police → see → death
Another crime scene was then set up to find out what happened to the other man, believed to be 59 years old. asserted
what → set → man
Homicide commander Detective Superintendent Joe Doueihi told Nine the 59-year-old had travelled interstate to sort out the estate of the 79-year-old, and was a relative. asserted
old → tell → old
'He attended NSW from another state to assist police with their inquiries and to sort out the estate and, unfortunately, he returned to that premises, where he was set upon by the neighbour, and sustained fatal injuries,' he said. asserted
he → attend → injuries
A 32-year-old will face court today charged with stealing a motor vehicle and two counts of murder. asserted
old → face → murder
The man, 32, was arrested on Tuesday at about 12.20pm after the bodies were found two weeks apart at a property in Gurrang asserted
bodies → arrest → Gurrang
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