Tradie Glen Tipler reportedly tells police he tried to help mate who died in suspicious Gold Coast fire

A young man who died in a suspicious Gold Coast house fire has been identified. It comes as a storm chaser under police guard in hospital with “significant burns” reportedly told detectives he was trying to stop him taking his own life.

A storm chaser is under police guard in hospital, helping detectives with their inquiries over the mysterious death of his friend in a suspicious Gold Coast house fire.

Detectives are examining information including a recent Facebook post in which Glen Tipler, a tradie and keen storm chaser, complained to friends about a ‘f---ing narcissist dog in my life that thought they could try and use me again and get away with it’.

The victim has now been identified as Mr Tipler’s ex-partner Adam Marriott, 21.

Adam Marriott has been identified as the victim of a fatal house fire at Coomera.

Friends of Mr Marriott have taken to social media to pay tribute, with one describing him as a “sweet, sweet soul”.

Another friend, Jaylee Irwin, vowed: “We will get justice for Adam.”

Ms Irwin posted a striking art work by Mr Marriott, saying: “One of the many pictures that you drew that you were so proud of.”

Mr Tipler, 38, remains under police guard in Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital but no charges have yet been laid.

Ms Irwin said today she had video-chatted with Mr Marriott - her best friend of 13 years and originally from Wyong, NSW - for over 30 minutes from 9.21pm and missed another call at 10.01pm.

“He was happy,” she said.

“He was so proud of himself, showing off his house, talking about his job, showing me his artwork too.

“He was talking about his siblings because I knew them when they were very young. He was dying his hair from purple to black at the time.

“He probably would’ve bleached it a couple of weeks later, knowing him.”

Neighbours said police told them the victim had arrived at the townhouse in an Uber about 10pm.

Mr Marriott was found dead in Mr Tipler’s rented townhouse at Leichhardt St, Coomera around 11pm by fire crews who had to don breathing apparatus because of thick smoke.

Police say Mr Tipler, 38, a self-employed roofer who regularly posts storm videos and photos on social media, later turned up at a work colleague’s property at Sheldon in Redlands, with significant burns.

A keen storm chaser Glen Tipler can be revealed as the man who is helping police with their inquiries over the suspicious death of his friend in a Gold Coast house fire. Picture Supplied

“QAS (Queensland Ambulance Service) were called to that address and that person was subsequently taken into police custody,” said Acting Detective Inspector Mark Procter, of Coomera CIB.

“At this stage of the investigation, no one has been charged. We have a male person assisting with inquiries and being treated for significant burns to his body.

“We’re treating it as a suspicious death.”

Insp Procter said both men were ‘well known’ to each other and may have been in a relationship. He said the men had not come to police attention and there was no record of any violence between them.

“They are certainly good friends and they’re seen in places together which could suggest that (a relationship) but we don’t know at this stage,” he said.

Mr Tipler reportedly told detectives he was trying to stop his friend taking his own life.

Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services investigate at a home in Coomera after a man’s body was found inside. Picture: Tertius Pickard

Detectives from the bikie-busting Taskforce Maxima were among police door knocking surrounding homes but Insp Procter said there was no evidence ‘at all’ of bikie or drug links.

He said police believed the victim, who lived elsewhere in Coomera, died in the fire and not beforehand.

Insp Procter said police were still working to establish a motive and appealed for anyone who may have seen Mr Tipler’s 2013 blue Holden Commodore ute leaving the scene around 10.50pm to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

He said the scene was confronting for first responders.

“Burns are horrific … and he (the victim) was very severely burned,” the officer said.

One neighbour, Jasmine Garland, said the incident was ‘very nasty … full on’.

“It’s pretty close to home … it’s quite a shock really,” she said.

“It’s a very quiet neighbourhood. Nothing like this was ever expected to happen really.”