Police appeal for information about deaths of two central Queensland women

Queensland police are appealing for public assistance following the suspicious deaths of two women in separate incidents in central Queensland this week. Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate both cases, which occurred in Rockhampton and Blackwater.

In Rockhampton, a 32-year-old woman was discovered deceased in a ground-floor residence on Denham Street just after 1 pm on Wednesday. Police were alerted after a relative requested a welfare check. Detective Superintendent Darrin Shadlow stated the death is being treated as suspicious due to a visible head injury and the likelihood that the woman had been deceased for over a day. The woman had recently relocated to the area from interstate, and her 32-year-old partner, who also resided at the address and was known to police, has been questioned. A crime scene has been declared, but no charges have been laid, and the cause of death remains unknown.

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We're certainly treating it as suspicious at this stage.

Approximately 200 kilometers west of Rockhampton, in Blackwater, police are investigating the death of a 66-year-old woman. She was found unresponsive at a home on Oliffe Street on Sunday evening and was declared dead at the scene. Detectives are also assisting with this investigation.

Police have emphasized that there is no danger to the community in relation to either incident. They are urging anyone with information about either death to come forward. While all avenues, including potential domestic violence, are being explored, no arrests have been made in connection with either case.

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Because of the appearance of a head injury with this lady and because she has been dead for possibly over a day.