Police hunt for a five-year-old girl abducted from a Gold Coast apartment after a likely double murder has ended in tragedy.
Police found the bodies of the girl, Kayla Rogers, and a man in a vehicle near Casino about 9.30pm yesterday. There were unconfirmed reports last night that the man was her father.
The discovery followed police finding the bodies of a man and a woman yesterday morning in an apartment in Robina, Gold Coast where Kayla lived. The woman was reportedly Kayla's mother.
The alert was withdrawn last night when police discovered Rogers' vehicle on a remote road near Casino.
It appeared he had gassed himself and his daughter.
Ms Simpson and the children had only recently moved into the Robina apartment and she was working as the building manager.
Property records showed the estranged couple owned a house at Ormeau and ran an Inverell caravan park last year.
Homicide detectives and forensics officers remained on the scene at Robina last night.
They cordoned off the property on leafy Arbour Ave.
The area, which is opposite Robina Town Centre, is home to many small businesses and offices. Some were forced to shut as police searched for potential leads.
Ms Simpson was described by one neighbour as a single mum who had only recently taken over as the resident manager of the Arbour Avenue apartments.
A relative of the victims found the body of a man in the unit yesterday. The woman's body was found after police were called.
Neighbours told media they heard yelling and screaming from the unit in the early hours of the morning.
Detective Inspector Brian Swan, of the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch, said early yesterday police were questioning the witness.
''There appear to be signs of a struggle. Our examination has not yet commenced. We've only done a rudimentary examination of the premises,'' Inspector Swan said.
''It's too early to say what sort of damage has been done inside.
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