Third man charged with murder of Lachlan Griffiths

A third man has been charged over the alleged murder of Brisbane man Lachlan Griffiths, who disappeared from Brisbane’s CBD in January and whose body has never been found.

The grisly murder investigation into the deaths of two men has progressed, with detectives charging a third person with the murder of missing man Lachlan Griffiths.

The man, 28, from Stafford will front Caboolture Magistrates Court this morning after he was arrested at a Waroon St address on Tuesday and charged over Mr Griffiths’ murder.

The charge is the latest development for Taskforce Voltron, which launched a large-scale homicide investigation following the suspicious disappearance of Mr Griffiths, and a second man, Andrew Walsh, both aged 35.

Police believe the disappearance of both men are linked.

It is not suggested that the Stafford man was involved in any way in relation to Mr Walsh’s death.

“The joint investigation between Homicide Investigation Unit and Indooroopilly and Logan Criminal Investigation Branch has linked this business to the suspicious disappearance of two men,” a Queensland Police statement said.

Lachlan Griffiths disappeared in January.

In early March, Mr Walsh’s body was found encased in concrete at a Coopers Plains transport depot following the execution of a two-week search warrant at the Musgrave Rd business.

Mr Walsh had been reported missing in January of this year, however he was last seen alive on November 7, 2021 in Slacks Creek.

Police intel led investigators to the Coopers Plains transport depot, where Mr Walsh’s body was recovered.

Flip Grbavac and Francescos Giorgi, both 40, have been charged with Mr Griffiths’ murder.

Mr Griffiths was reported missing on 26 January 2022 and was last known to be residing in different hotels in the Brisbane area.

It is not suggested that the either man was involved in any way in relation to Mr Walsh’s death.

His body has not yet been located by investigators.

Detectives will continue to interview witnesses and progress investigative strategies including the review of CCTV footage and telephone data, and call on the public for help.

Police are continuing their appeal for information from anyone in the community who may have information into the disappearances of both men to assist in these investigations.

In March, the CEO of the transport company David Lee Tan, 39 and Dewald de Klerk, 27, and Hoa Chanh, 28, were each charged with one count of accessory after the fact to murder and misconduct with a corpse in relation to Mr Walsh’s death.