Detectives have confiscated a meat cleaver from the suburban home where a 49-year-old man reportedly stabbed his girlfriend and her kid to death.
WeiFeng Huang was charged with two charges of murder after police discovered him, Jifeng Liu, known as Eileen, 47, and her son Wenhao ‘Sam’ Du, in his early 20s, in an upstairs bedroom of a Brisbane property on Monday.
At the site of the ‘frenzied assault’ in Stretton, an upscale area in the city’s south, police found ‘huge volumes of blood’
Detectives are perplexed by the 49-year-actions old’s following the alleged Monday morning assault.
Huang is suspected to have departed in a silver SUV at 4.22am and returned several hours later to ask for assistance, police said.
Authorities think the accused was dating Jifeng and all three resided at the Stretton home.
Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham said the suspect changed clothes and washed himself.
‘I assume he has arm and leg cuts,’ he told reporters on Tuesday.
‘There’s also evidence he changed clothing and fled the car, so we suspect he was hurt then.
There’s evidence he tried to wash himself and his blood off and changed clothing.
The victims were clothed in ‘night clothes,’ which fits with a police assumption that the crime happened early Monday morning.
We suspect one of the victims called friends and relatives before the killings, he added.
The nature of the phone conversations and what was said are under examination.
Long-handled kitchen knife and meat cleaver found by cops.
Det. Supt. Massingham said detectives are still putting together the SUV’s movements.
‘We want delivery drivers, couriers, and early workers who saw the car in the area during that 31-minute timeframe to phone Crimestoppers,’ he added.
Det. Supt. Massingham said police had never been called to the residence for domestic violence.
Huang, who speaks Cantonese, called for help at 9:40 a.m. Monday and opened the front door when cops arrived.
The 49-year-old needed surgery at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandria Hospital after sustaining significant injuries to his arms and legs in a ‘frenzied assault’
Huang appeared before Brisbane Magistrates Court by phone from his hospital bed.
The case was delayed until September 19 with no bail application.
Police have worked with the Chinese community to ‘put together the complicated case’
Det Supt Massingham said, ‘We’re coordinating with international colleagues to offer prompt advise to friends and relatives’
The female victim’s autopsy will be done on Tuesday and her son’s in future days.
Officers found ‘a substantial quantity of blood’ on the two-story home’s stairway.
Late Monday afternoon, detectives took two sealed cellphones from the cordoned-off property.
On Tuesday, forensic officials were spotted taking pictures and tagging the suburban property.
The home’s driveway has a black office chair outside the garage.
Unidentified victims remain.
Police utilised a Cantonese translator to speak with Huang, who was hospitalised with significant arm and leg wounds.
Det. Supt. Massingham stated an interpreter was employed due to linguistic challenges.
He wanted a lawyer and invoked his right to remain silent.
‘The probe is still young, so maintain an open mind. No neighbours have reported hearing anything yet.’
Det Supt Massingham said Monday that front-facing CCTV cameras would be evaluated.
Det Supt Massingham described the scenario as a ‘frenzied assault’ on the two victims.
Officers cordoned off the tranquil cul-de-sac and knocked on residents’ doors on Monday afternoon.
Our forensic officers have visited twice. Det. Supt. Massingham said the bloody scene was distressing.
Images of the site show an upscale residence with a corridor, upper bedroom, and swimming pool.
Daily Mail Australia’s photographs reveal an open-plan living space with a contemporary kitchen, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a double garage for six cars.
Neighbors said a man, mother, and kid resided there. They were ‘nice, private folks’
One guy added, “I haven’t seen them much lately, but they’re always in the yard.”
The child probably obtained his licence recently.
You don’t believe this will happen, but it has.
Another said, ‘They stayed to themselves; if you saw them on the street, you’d wave and say hello.’
Another resident reported a barking dog on Sunday night.
‘In the morning everything was quite calm until the cops arrived; all we could remember was a dog barking and going wild the night before,’ he claimed.
I’ve never heard any noise from that end of the street, so it’s alarming and surprising.
Online data shows the home sold for $760,000 four years ago.
Stretton has 4,334 residents and a median property price of $900,000.
The suburb’s weekly household income is $1,843, above the national median of $1,234.