Gold Coast woman Wendy Sleeman’s son has been formally charged with her murder following the discovery of her body in Brisbane last week.
Police discovered Ms Sleeman’s body in the back of a car parked in a Brisbane garage on Thursday evening.
Ms Sleeman had been reported missing two days earlier after police found large quantities of blood inside her Elanora home.
Police arrested 30-year-old Slade Murdok in Brisbane on Wednesday and charged him with several offences including stalking, burglary, kidnapping, assault occasioning bodily harm, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and attempted arson.
Murder has since been added to his list of charges in relation to his mother’s death.
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