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| Police negotiating with man on Sunshine Coast after body found in barrel | Police negotiating with man on Sunshine Coast after body found in barrel |
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| Police are negotiating with a man in a Sunshine Coast unit complex and have ordered nearby residents to stay indoors, amid reports they were closing in on a suspect wanted over the discovery of a body of a teenage girl in a barrel.Zlatko Sikorsky, 34, has been wanted since Wednesday afternoon over the disappearance of 16-year-old girl Larissa Beilby. | Police are negotiating with a man in a Sunshine Coast unit complex and have ordered nearby residents to stay indoors, amid reports they were closing in on a suspect wanted over the discovery of a body of a teenage girl in a barrel.Zlatko Sikorsky, 34, has been wanted since Wednesday afternoon over the disappearance of 16-year-old girl Larissa Beilby. |
| Queensland police believe the man is alone inside an apartment. | Queensland police believe the man is alone inside an apartment. |
| Police made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act about 3.25pm, telling nearby residents to stay indoors and for other members of the public to stay away. | Police made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act about 3.25pm, telling nearby residents to stay indoors and for other members of the public to stay away. |
| The affected area is Juan Street, and is bounded by Alex Parade to the north, Mary Street to the west, Mayfield Street to the east and William Street to the south. | The affected area is Juan Street, and is bounded by Alex Parade to the north, Mary Street to the west, Mayfield Street to the east and William Street to the south. |
| Multiple media outlets said the police believed they were closing in on Sikorsky’s location on Friday afternoon. | Multiple media outlets said the police believed they were closing in on Sikorsky’s location on Friday afternoon. |
| Police have previously said Sikorsky may have access to firearms.Sikorsky fled in a black ute when the police attended a residence in Logan on Wednesday as they investigated the disappearance of Beilby. | Police have previously said Sikorsky may have access to firearms.Sikorsky fled in a black ute when the police attended a residence in Logan on Wednesday as they investigated the disappearance of Beilby. |
| The ute was tracked to a nearby housing estate where he dumped the car and then left in a silver 2014 Holden Commodore bearing Queensland registration 966 WKB, before the body was discovered.Police are yet to confirm whether it was Beilby’s body found in the barrel but have revealed she and Sikorsky are known to each other.Initial searches for Sikorsky centred on Logan and the Gold Coast.He has distinctive tattoos around his neck. | The ute was tracked to a nearby housing estate where he dumped the car and then left in a silver 2014 Holden Commodore bearing Queensland registration 966 WKB, before the body was discovered.Police are yet to confirm whether it was Beilby’s body found in the barrel but have revealed she and Sikorsky are known to each other.Initial searches for Sikorsky centred on Logan and the Gold Coast.He has distinctive tattoos around his neck. |
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