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Qld man in alleged murder-suicide named

Shane Jackson is believed to have killed a woman at a north Queensland home just days before Christmas before taking his own life. Picture: Supplied

The identity of a man believed to have killed a woman and then himself in a north Queensland home has been revealed.

Police have confirmed they are not treating the death of a 48-year-old man, believed to be Shane Jackson, 48, in Gulliver on Tuesday as suspicious.

Police are not treating Shane Jackson’s own death as suspicious. Picture: Supplied.
Police are not treating Shane Jackson’s own death as suspicious. Picture: Supplied.

Mr Jackson was found dead alongside Rebecca Walker at a Fulham Road property in the Townsville suburb of Gulliver.

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Police said in a statement on Thursday that the death of the 45-year-old woman was suspicious, while the death of the 48-year-old man was being treated as non-suspicious.

A crime scene was established at the Fulham Road premises on Tuesday after two bodies were found inside. Picture: Alix Sweeney
A crime scene was established at the Fulham Road premises on Tuesday after two bodies were found inside. Picture: Alix Sweeney

“A formal identification of the pair and circumstances of their deaths is yet to be completed,” police said.

“Police are working to understand the relationship between the pair, including any history of domestic violence.

“No further comment will be available on the matter until next week.”

The couple was found just after 9am and were known to each other.

No one else was injured, police said.

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