16:11 EDT, 28 February 2021
An elderly man accused of killing his wife with an axe and a belt allegedly dragged her out of a bedroom of their Gold Coast home and put her body in the garage.
Police investigating the alleged murder-suicide attempt are probing whether Max Beever, 82, then attempted to put his dead wife Robyn into a car.
Cops will allege Mr Beever strangled his wife, also 82, with a belt or a pair of jeans with an axe found near her body, the Courier Mail reported.
Mr Beever was charged with murder after his wife was found dead at the couple s Varsity Lakes residence on Thursday. He is accused of killing his wife as early as 6pm on Wednesday.
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An elderly woman allegedly murdered by her 82-year-old husband may have been dead for almost a day before her body was discovered in the garage of her home.