Burpengary East: Failed plumber Fred Steel Sayers is accused of murdering ... trends now
A man accused of murdering an elderly man and severely injuring his wife following a gardening dispute is a failed plumber.
Nicholas Reeves, 74, was found dead and his wife Suzanne Reeves, 71, was raced to hospital with serious head injuries following an incident at their home in Burpengary East, north of Brisbane, at about 9.20am on Thursday.
Police arrived at the property following a request for a welfare check.
Frederick Steel Sayers, 26, was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder.
He had been hired by a neighbour and do gardening work on both properties and was uninjured when police arrived.
A man who raced to help the elderly couple told the Courier-Mail he saw a pickaxe on the ground and investigators told him not to go near it.
Pictured: Frederick Steel Sayers, 26, who is accused of murdering an elderly man and attempting to murder his wife
Sayers (pictured) was hired to do gardening work on two properties on Thursday
Daily Mail Australia can reveal Sayers is a father-of-one
