An affluent community is in shock after the horrific deaths of a mother and son who were ‘sliced to death’ at their ‘President’s Estate’ home.
Police descended on the cul-de-sac crime scene at Coolidge Court in Stretton, Brisbane, at about 9:30am on Monday – where the streets are named after famous American presidents.
Responding officers were confronted with a ‘large amount of blood’ streaming down the stairs as they discovered the bodies of Jifeng Liu, known as Eileen, 47, and her son Sam, in his early 20s.
A 49-year-old man has been arrested over the ‘frenzied attack’ and two ‘bladed weapons’ have been seized.
Police described the blood-soaked scene as ‘confronting and traumatic’.
Jifeng Liu (pictured), known as Eileen, 47, and her son Sam, in his early 20s were found dead inside their home in Brisbane’s south
Pictured: The affluent ‘President’s Estate’ home where Jifeng Liu and her son Sam reportedly resided
Police and forensics rushed to the Coolidge Court residence in Stretton on Monday morning and found the bodies of the mother and son upstairs
Images of the property where the grisly scene played out reveal an affluent house with an interior hallway, upstairs bedroom and backyard with a swimming pool.
The photos obtained by Daily Mail Australia also shows an open plan living area with a spacious modern kitchen, four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a double garage for up to six vehicles.
A stylish brick archway sits in-between a large living room and the main hallway.
A 47-year-old man who reportedly called triple-0 and let officers inside the home is currently in custody assisting detectives with their inquiries.
No charges have been laid yet.
Police said a Cantonese interpreter was needed for the man and that he was taken to hospital for treatment to serious cuts to his arms and lower legs.
A stylish brick archway at the home sits in-between a large living room and the main hallway
Pictured: An upstairs bedroom at the house where the man and woman where killed
The in the affluent suburb property features a pristine swimming pool in the backyard
Forensic officers spent much of Monday at the home scouring for clues and photographing evidence outside the front of the double garage
The victims are yet to be formally identified.
‘The scene was confronting and has been described as an (alleged) frenzied attack on the two deceased persons,’ Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham told reporters.
A major crime scene was set up as officers cordoned off the quiet cul-de-sac and knocked on the doors of neighbours, with the street remaining under a heavy police presence on Monday afternoon.
‘So our forensic officers have been in on a couple of occasions now. The scene is quite traumatic in terms of a large amount of blood that is present,’ Det Supt Massingham said.
Police were confronted with traumatic scenes when they arrived at the Coolidge Court home
The bodies of a woman and a man were found upstairs inside the two storey home
Det Supt Massingham said the man in custody is believed to have had a ‘link to the address’ but his relationship with the two found dead was yet to be fully established.
‘There were some language difficulties with the interpretation of what he was saying, an interpreter was used by the triple zero service,’ he said.
‘He has exercised his right to silence and has requested the presence of a solicitor.
‘It’s still very early days in the investigation and it’s important that we keep an open mind.
‘There’s been no information from neighbors to indicate that anything has been heard at this stage.’
Det Supt Massingham said there were CCTV cameras at the front of the home, which are yet to be reviewed.
Coolidge Court remained cordoned off with a heavy police presence on Monday afternoon
Police described the scene inside the home as confronting and traumatic with ‘large amounts of blood present’ (pictured, forensic officers at the home)
The bodies are expected to be removed from the scene by Monday night with an autopsy to be completed by Tuesday.
Shocked neighbors told the Courier Mail a man, woman and boy lived at the house. They were described as ‘lovely people who mainly kept to themselves’.
‘Recently I haven’t seen them too much but normally they are out in the yard,’ one man said.
‘I think the boy just got his license not that long ago.
‘You don’t think this kind of thing will happen around you but obviously it has.’
Another told the ABC: ‘They kept to themselves, if they were going up the street you’d just wave, say hi and that was about it.’
Police hope to remove the bodies of a man and a woman from the home by Monday night
Shocked neighbors say Coolidge Court is a quiet and peaceful street and that the occupants who lived at the home kept to themselves (pictured, police in the cordoned off street)
Another local said said he heard a dog constantly barking on Sunday night.
‘In the morning it was very quiet until the police got here, the only thing we could recall was a dog barking and going crazy last night before the other dogs on the street started barking too,’ he said.
‘I have never heard any real noise or anything from that end of the street, it’s usually very quiet so it’s very scary and shocking.’
The property last sold for $760,000 four years ago, according to online data.
The median price for homes in Stretton is more than $900,000 and is home to a population of 4,334, according to the 2016 Census.
The average weekly household income for the suburb is $1,843, well above the national median of $1,234.
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Screenshot: Joel Cunningham
