Man, 41, charged with double murder after tragic discovery of two bodies inside Kentville St property at Mitchelton in Brisbane

A man has been charged with murder after allegedly failing to call 911 following the deaths of two people who were experiencing “side effects” from drugs they took at a suburban home.

Emergency services were called to the property on Kentville St in Mitchelton in Brisbane’s north at 8.50am on Thursday and found two people unconscious.

A 61-year-old man from Keperra and a 35-year-old woman from Mitchelton were later pronounced dead at the scene.

A 41-year-old man from Greenslopes has now been charged with two counts of murder with the aggravating circumstance of reckless indifference and two counts of supplying dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drugs.

According to Mick Jones, Chief Inspector of the Ferny Grove Criminal Investigation Department, police suspect the man supplied the pair with drugs just hours before their deaths.

“He is also said to have forgotten to call emergency services when the man and woman showed adverse reactions to the substances,” Sergeant Jones said.

‘The investigation we conducted showed that he brought the drugs to the location and gave them to the people there.

“He was there throughout the entire period (of drug use).”

Police have charged a man with two counts of reckless indifference to murder and drug offenses

It is alleged the couple were unconscious when police arrived but later died. One of the woman’s four children called triple-0 on Thursday morning.

Sergeant Jones said the 41-year-old man was present when police arrived and assisted them with their investigation.

He then ‘voluntarily’ went with the police to the station for further questioning before being charged.

“When the job was done and police and QAS arrived quickly, he was standing outside the house,” Sgt Jones said.

“He is cooperating with the police and voluntarily wanted to help us with the further investigation.”

Neighbours told Daily Mail Australia that a single mother and two primary school-age children lived in the home, which is owned by the Queensland Government

When asked if circumstances would have been different if the man had called triple-0, Sgt Jones replied: “It certainly would have helped.”

“By the time triple zero was called, it was already past that point.”

Police will further allege that the man had moved a car belonging to one of his ‘friends’ before returning to the premises, which was now also being treated as a crime scene, Sgt Jones said.

While police are still awaiting toxicology and autopsy reports, Sergeant Jones said they are “pretty confident” the two used cocaine and amphetamines, among other drugs.

However, Sergeant Jones said he did not believe there was any further risk to the community and it was unlikely these drugs were from a bad batch.

Police suspect the 41-year-old man also used drugs with the two, but may not have used the same drugs as the other two because he had no ‘side effects’.

“I don’t know exactly how the whole situation unfolded,” Sergeant Jones said.

“He definitely indicated that they were using drugs that night… whether they were all using the same drugs (is unclear).”

Sergeant Jones said he could not comment on the quantity or quality of the drugs that caused the deaths until police received toxicology reports.

He said the pair reportedly started experiencing side effects “fairly quickly” after taking the drugs.

He confirmed that none of the three had an intimate relationship with each other, but that they were instead “casual acquaintances” or “friends.”

Sergeant Jones said the four children are now in the care of their father – who no longer lives at the property – and their grandmother, due to the “traumatic situation”.

The man was due to appear in court in Brisbane on Friday.