Gold Coast detectives release new information on the suspicious death of Tomislav Nemes

The identity of a man believed to have been dead inside a Gold Coast home for 12 months has been revealed, as investigating police say his wife and stepson are ‘persons of interest’.

Police claim a “mummified” man found dead inside a house had been decomposing for 12 months with his wife and stepson living alongside him

Detectives from Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch and the Homicide Investigation Unit have distributed photos of Tomislav Nemes, whose remains were discovered on April 17 in a Benowa home.

The have released the new information into the suspicious death investigation in a bid to help their probe.

Police were conducting a welfare check which was ordered by interstate relatives at an Edinburgh Road home in Benowa when they found the 69-year-old’s remains.

Police said the welfare check alert was raised by family members after they hadn’t heard from Mr Nemes and no one had seen him for a lengthy period of time.

A crime scene was declared and Operation Victor Countryside was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.

Photos released of 69-year-old Tomislav Nemes after police investigate his suspicious death

Gold Coast detectives believe the man had been dead inside the home for more than 12 months.

Acting detective inspector of the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch Mark Proctor confirmed Mr Neme’s 70-year-old wife and 48-year-old stepson had been living in the house while his body was decomposing.

“The body was in an advanced state of decomposition,” he said.

“It did have a mummified look to it.”

Mr Proctor said the wife and stepson were being treated as persons of interest and had been co-operating with police “to an extent”.

Police were also investigating whether or not the body had been tampered with or moved.

The photos released by police of the man include him with his friends and family at a wedding and the front of his home.

Photos released of 69-year-old Tomislav Nemes after police investigate his suspicious death

Detectives are appealing to his friends and family from the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland to come forward if they had spoken to Mr Nemes in recent years.

Police are also urging anyone who had been to his property in Benowa, including cleaners or tradesmen to come forward and call 131 444.

Investigations are ongoing.

Photos released of 69-year-old Tomislav Nemes after police investigate his suspicious death

Photos released of 69-year-old Tomislav Nemes after police investigate his suspicious death

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