Herald 20220823

Two people
arrested in
Harlaxton
murder case
Detectives from Toowoomba
Criminal Investigation Branch
and the Homicide Unit arrested
and charged two people last
week for the alleged murder of
Thor Morgan.
After five months of investigation,
police officers arrested
the man on the morning of Monday,
August 15 and he appeared
at the Brisbane’s Magistrates
Court that afternoon.
Three days later, detectives
arrested a 24-year-old Nobby
woman as part of the investigation
and she appeared at the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court
later that day.
At approximately 2.50am on
March 15, Mr Morgan was driving
a vehicle on Ruthven Street
when a firearm was discharged
from a stolen dual cab.
Mr Morgan would be later
found at a Coonan Street address
with a gunshot wound to his
head. Mr Morgan passed away
as a result of his injuries at the
Princess Alexandra Hospital on
May 16.
Following an extensive investigation
as part of Operation
Uniform Tyne, police dive squad
officers recovered a firearm from
a northern branch of the Condamine
River on July 26, which
police allege was used in the incident.
Detective inspector Heath
McQueen said information from
people coming forward helped
police recover a rifle from the
Condamine River.
“Throughout investigations
we often rely on members of the
community to provide information
to police to help us progress
investigations,” he said.
“There was at least one other
person in that motor vehicle
with the 24-year-old male who
has been charged with murder
today, and that person has assisted
that offender with destroying
evidence in attempting to cover
up this offence.
“Now is the time for any persons
who may have information,
or may have knowledge or may
have even been involved in the
commission of this offence to
come forward, take the opportunity
to sit down and provide that
information to detectives from
the Toowoomba Criminal Investigation
Branch.”
The 24-year-old man has been
charged with one count each of
murder, arson of a motor vehicle,
unlawful use of a motor
vehicle and unlawful possession
of weapons. He appeared at the
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Weapon retrieved from the
Condamine River
Brisbane Magistrates Court on
Monday, August, 15.
The 24-year-old woman was
charged with being an accessory
after the fact of murder.
Detectives are conducting
further investigations to identify
additional occupants of the
stolen vehicle when Mr Morgan
was shot, and those who may
have interfered with evidence
following his death. - Sean
White
Victim Thor Morgan
Detective Inspector Heath
McQueen
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