Police now think bikie slaying may be double murder
THE friend of a slain Gold Coast bikie was thought to have died in a car crash - now police believe they both were shot in a bizarre double-murder mystery.
Crime & Justice
Don't miss out on the headlines from Crime & Justice. Followed categories will be added to My News.
A SLAIN Gold Coast bikie’s mate who was found dead in a car wreck is believed to have been shot before slamming into a tree in what police say is now a bizarre double murder probe.
Shane Ross: Monstr clothing founder dead in park slaying following major fraud hearing
Shane Ross slaying: Notorious bikie shot in ‘safe’ area
Cameron Martin was initially thought to have died when his speeding white Mercedes ploughed into a tree at Tallebudgera on Friday night, just two hours after he and Comanchero bikie gang member Shane Ross shared what would be their last beer at a Pimpama tavern.
But police now believe a ‘puncture wound’ in Martin’s chest was caused by a bullet rather than a tree branch which pierced his vehicle.
Ross, whose body was found on Monday in a Tallebudgera park close to the crash scene, is believed to have been shot in the head. Martin is believed to have been shot in the chest before crashing his white Mercedes Benz into a tree as he fled Martin Sheils Park on the banks of Tallebudgera Creek.
The two, who are partners in clothing label Monstr, are thought to have met their killer or killers at the park for what police suspect was a drug deal or other murky transaction-gone-wrong.
As well as being a member of the Comanchero, one of Australia’s most feared bikie gangs, Ross was also allegedly a major player in a criminal syndicate involved in a multimillion dollar luxury car racket.
Ross, 36, and Martin, 47, were last seen drinking at the Pimpama Tavern about 7pm on Friday before they met their demise two hours later.
As a post-mortem was being carried out on Martin’s body yesterday, police regional crime co-ordinator Detective Superintendent Kerry Johnson described his chest wound as ‘highly suspicious’.
“Whether it was a stab wound, gunshot wound, puncture wound ... it could be anything,” he said.
“There is a distinctive wound on him and we’ll be making inquiries on that. We’re treating both matters as suspicious deaths.
“Earlier in the evening, they (Ross and Martin) were together and they’ve both been found dead within about a kilometre (or) a kilometre-and-half of each other. It is being treated as a double murder investigation.”
Supt Johnson played down fears of a bikie war following Ross’s slaying, saying there was no sign of increased tensions between the Comanchero and rival gangs.
“Generally, we would have seen something (by) now,” he said.
“It was a contained incident. I’d suggest that these parties in one way or another were known to each other and I don’t think there’s any need for public concern …”
A murder weapon has not been found and police divers spent yesterday combing Tallebudgera Creek.
Police are eager to speak to an injured man seen walking along Tallebudgera Creek Rd on Friday night near the scene of the crash.
‘You’ve lost two licences, and you’re only a learner’
A learner driver copped an earful from an Ipswich magistrate over his astonishing accumulation of demerit points.
‘Night beautiful’: Mum accused of attempted murder
A mum accused of trying to murder her four-year-old daughter - by 'gassing' her in a car - has been sentenced for breaching her bail conditions by spending time with the girl.