Man charged with murder after body found in burnt-down Queensland home
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Version 0 of 1. Cameron Robert Hunt, 45, has been charged with domestic violence murder and arson A man has been charged with domestic violence murder and arson after a body was found in a burnt-down home at a semi-rural property in Queensland. Cameron Robert Hunt, 45, was charged after a home at Geham, north of Toowoomba, went up in flames just before 3am on Tuesday. A body was later found inside the property, but police were yet to make a formal identification as forensic testing was still under way. However, a Queensland police spokesperson confirmed a woman who lived at the house was missing. Police said two children who lived at the home were “safe and well” after the blaze. “There was no hospitalisation of the children and all I could say at this point in time, (is) they are young children within that house,” Supt George Marchesini told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. Hunt’s matter was mentioned at Toowoomba magistrates court on Wednesday, where he was excused from appearing, and he remained at the watch house. His Legal Aid lawyer requested that the case be adjourned for three months to allow the prosecution to prepare its brief of evidence. The police prosecutor Chris Willson concurred telling the magistrate he “would appreciate the extra time given the significant nature of the offences”. The matter was adjourned until 16 July with the brief of evidence due a fortnight earlier. |