Anaesthetist found dead at luxury Airbnb
Police are treating the “distressing” discovery of a mother and daughter at a luxury Airbnb in Brisbane as a murder-suicide.
The 54-year-old woman has been identified in media reports as former anaesthetist Tiffany Wilkes, with her eight-year-old daughter reportedly the other body.
The alarm was reportedly raised when a scheduled email from Wilkes was received by a colleague, telling of her plan.
Police arrived at the sprawling multimillion-dollar Kenmore Hills property, in Brisbane’s south-west, to discover the bodies about 12.45pm on Monday.
Video surveillance has since emerged showing a woman – believed to be Wilkes – taking out the wheelie bin on Sunday afternoon.
The last-known sighting of Tiffany Wilkes putting out the rubbish. Photo: Nine News
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News Corp reports that Wilkes had rented the Airbnb — listed at about $1000 a night — for part of the school holidays.
The luxury holiday rental, which backs onto bushland near Mount Coot-tha, was only about 20 kilometres from her home suburb of Norman Park.
Separate media reports say Wilkes had not lived at her Norman Park home for about 18 months, but had instead rented various Airbnbs and stayed in hotels.
She reportedly worked as an anaesthetist at the Princess Alexandra and Wesley hospitals before leaving her job about 18 months ago, about the same time she stopped living at her home.
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The Airbnb-listed property in a prestigious inner suburb of Brisbane. Photo: Airbnb
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the incident was distressing.
“The only word that comes to mind is distressing, distressing for everyone, including the first responders who had to see something that,” he said.
“No one should ever have to and it’s a distressing time.”
Investigators asked anyone with information or relevant footage to come forward.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, multimillion-dollar home was reportedly listed on Airbnb for about $1000 a night.
The gated property, with manicured hedges and a long driveway, is nestled in bushland bordering Brisbane’s Mount Coot-tha forest.
Listings show it has an eight-metre infinity pool on the 10,117-square-metre block.
Police establish a crime scene. Photo: Nine News
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