The 45-year-old man was arrested 200 kilometres away in Redcliffe after his wife’s body was found in the charred remains of their home.
The 45-year-old man was arrested 200 kilometres away in Redcliffe after his wife’s body was found in the charred remains of their home.
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By Catherine Strohfeldt
Updated April 16, 2025 — 8.36amfirst published April 15, 2025 — 9.32am
A 45-year-old man has been charged with murder after a body believed to be that of his wife was found at the scene of a suspicious house fire west of Brisbane on Tuesday morning.
When emergency services arrived at the home on Strack Road in Geham, north of Toowoomba, about 3am, it was “fully engulfed” in flames.
Fire crews had the blaze under control by 4am. After initial searches of the scene, police and fire investigators found the body of a woman, believed to be that of mother Louise Hunt.
Police declared a crime scene and homicide detectives from Brisbane arrived to assist local officers.
On Tuesday afternoon, police located 45-year-old Cameron Hunt almost 200 kilometres away in Redcliffe. He was later charged with murder and arson.
Police have yet to identify the body found in the house, awaiting results from “inquiries and scientific examinations” on the remains.
Hunt was expected to appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Police Superintendent George Marchesini confirmed the home’s residents included two young children, who were “safe, well and accounted for”.
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Police were still investigating the cause of the blaze on Tuesday afternoon.
“These sorts of incidents will always be treated as suspicious, and crime scenes declared, until we can prove otherwise,” Marchesini said.
“It’s a terrible situation when you have an incident like this, and what I mean by that is any person who’s deceased in a dwelling from the result of a fire.”
The Fire Department said at least six crews were initially called to the scene, with several still there about 9am, while police continued their investigation through to the afternoon.
Marchesini said there was no ongoing threat to the public, and he urged anyone with information to come forward.
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Catherine Strohfeldt is a reporter at Brisbane Times.Connect via Twitter or email.
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