Overview
- Kate Paterson, 38, and her one-year-old daughter April were found dead inside their Belivah home on Thursday with wounds police describe as consistent with a bladed weapon.
- Officers discovered the bodies after responding to an injured man hit by a vehicle near the Bannockburn Woolworths earlier that morning and then attending the family’s address.
- The injured man, identified as partner and father Blake Seers, 39, suffered a neck injury and remains in Princess Alexandra Hospital under police guard without charges.
- Investigators established a large crime scene, traced a blood trail from the house toward the supermarket, collected neighbourhood CCTV, and appealed for witnesses and video from about 7am to 8:30am in the area.
- Residents held a candlelight vigil Friday, with tributes left at the home and at Windaroo State School where Paterson taught, as relatives and officials urged against speculation.