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Man surrenders, woman and boy safe after 26-hour Brisbane siege
By Matt Dennien
An armed man surrendered to police and was taken into custody almost 26 hours after he sparked a stand-off at a house in Brisbane’s south where he was holed up with a three-year-old boy and a woman.
Police remained tight-lipped about what led to the siege at the Sunnybank home, which started about 10.30am on Thursday.
Specialist police escorted the man from the home, with a woman and boy also seen to exit the house unharmed.Credit: Nine
Police revoked an exclusion zone around the Dyson Street home after the man walked out of the home with officers just before 12.30pm on Friday.
A spokesman said the man surrendered himself “without incident” and the woman and toddler were “safe and well”.
Footage from the scene showed a number of people including specialist police in the front yard of the home as the situation was brought to an end. The woman and boy exited the house unharmed.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, Patrol Inspector Michelle Piket said the 36-year-old man was assisting police with ongoing investigations.
She confirmed the woman and three-year-old were known to the man, but said she was unable to comment on whether threats were made towards them by the man.
“Police attended an incident yesterday morning, and as a result of that specialist police were engaged,” she said.
Earlier on Friday, Inspector Piket said officers originally visited the home because they were “investigating some serious offences”.
She had also dismissed reports of gunshots in the area as loud noises unrelated to the incident.
With Toby Crockford