Elderly couple found dead at Cairns city home
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the sudden deaths of an couple in Cairns city on Wednesday.
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Cairns police are investigating the circumstances that led to the sudden deaths of an elderly couple in Cairns city on Wednesday.
At the request of family, police attended the couple’s home around 10am on January 4 to conduct a welfare check.
A man and woman, both aged in their early 90s were located dead.
Investigations are underway to establish their cause of death.
Police have stated no further information is available at this time.
The grim discovery on Wednesday follows the discovery of Ben O’Connor’s body at a Murray St park on January 1.
If you have information for police about the deaths of the couple contact Policelink using the online suspicious activity form 24 hours per day or call 131 444.
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