This article contains references to domestic violence.
A Queensland grandmother who perished in a suspicious house fire had recently taken out a protection order.
Tributes are flowing for 49-year-old Doreen Langham on social media pages that campaign against domestic violence.
Media reports have also named Ms Langham as a victim of Monday s blaze, south of Brisbane, along with a 49-year-old man identified as her ex-partner Gary Hely.
Police are yet to formally identify the bodies found inside the blackened shell of a Browns Plains home and are awaiting the results of an autopsy.
Investigators believe the fire was deliberately lit.
The death of a woman suspected of being killed by her ex-partner when her home was destroyed by fire is being investigated as a “death in police operation”.
Police were at townhouse hours before it burnt down with people inside
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A woman called police for help from her Browns Plains townhouse hours before it was burnt down with her inside.
Police acknowledged on Tuesday that their response to that call would form a central part of a coronial investigation into Doreen Langhamâs death.
Two bodies, believed to be Ms Langham and her former partner Gary Hely, were found among the remains of her rented townhouse south of Brisbane, which was gutted by fire on Monday.
Police were at townhouse hours before it burnt down with people inside brisbanetimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brisbanetimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two bodies have been found in the extensively damaged unit at Browns Plains. Police continue their investigations as they believe the fire was deliberately lit.