A gun believed to have been used to shoot Mackay girl Natalie Body has been discovered on the alleged killer’s house
A gun believed to have been used to kill Mackay girl Natalie Body has been discovered on the house of her accused killer.
Whereas the motive behind her killing stays a thriller, police have refused to refute hypothesis that Frahm filmed Ryan Jeffrey Cole abusing his associate earlier than taking pictures her final Wednesday.
Police revealed on Monday that three weapons had been discovered at Cole’s house in Rob Bell, the place he lived subsequent door to 34-year-old Body, in South Mackay, after days of searches.
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It was allegedly an inoperable home made shotgun, an air rifle, and a .22-caliber handgun, the latter of which Cole is believed to have used to shoot Frahm whereas she was within the automotive in her driveway.
The handguns matched these described by witnesses, together with 66-year-old James McGill, who was additionally allegedly shot by Cole when he got here to Frahm’s help, however survived, in accordance with appearing Detective Emma Novosel.
“Preliminary recommendation from forensic examinations and ballistics specialists led police to imagine this was the weapon used to fatally wound Natalie Frahm and fatally wound James McGill,” Novosel mentioned on Monday.
“Investigations are ongoing into the origin of the gun and the way it (allegedly) got here to be within the possession of the defendant.”
She added that not one of the weapons have been registered.
Final week it was revealed that Cole’s firearms license can be revoked and weapons faraway from his possession in 2021 over considerations about his behaviour.
Novosel mentioned surveillance footage and data from the general public helped investigators piece collectively Cole’s “actions” within the lead-up to the alleged taking pictures.
She confirmed that police imagine there was no contact between him and Frahm earlier than the alleged taking pictures, when requested about allegations that Frahm filmed him abusing his associate.
“The investigations to date point out that Natalie and the defendant on this matter had no prior contact,” Novosel mentioned.
“So I’m unable to deal with this query any additional.”
Cole allegedly fled the scene earlier than being arrested on the service station about two hours after the incident.
Cole stays behind bars on homicide and tried homicide fees earlier than his case is heard at Mackay Magistrates’ Courtroom in July.
