{"id":921868,"date":"2026-10-09T13:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/921868\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:24:18","slug":"orelia-homicide-investigation-man-arrested-after-twin-brother-found-dead-buried-in-backyard-of-nye-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/921868\/","title":{"rendered":"Orelia homicide investigation: Man arrested after twin brother found dead, buried in backyard of Nye Way home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detectives are investigating the gruesome theory that a man was murdered in a prolonged domestic violence attack by his twin brother before his body was found days later buried in the backyard of their home.<\/p>\n

The homicide squad are gathering evidence and questioning a 29-year-old man after police were called to an Orelia property on Nye Way about 2.20pm Thurdsay.<\/p>\n

Detective A\/Superintendent Jessica Securo, of the major crime division, told a press conference that police were first alerted to the situation by another family member who arrived at the home and called police over welfare concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice attended the property and located the body of a 29-year-old male in the backyard of the address,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother male who is also 29, and the brother of the deceased, has been taken into police custody.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe West Australian understands the man\u2019s body was found by police with serious fatal injuries buried in the backyard. Credit: Iain Gillespie\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cI can confirm that there is no ongoing risk to the wider community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The West Australian understands the man\u2019s body was found by police with serious fatal injuries buried in the backyard.<\/p>\n

The arrested brother is receiving treatment in hospital. No charges have been laid.<\/p>\n

Det. A\/Supt. Securo said police were investigating if the man\u2019s body was buried for a \u201cnumber of days\u201d but emphasised the exact timeframe and circumstances of the incident were still under investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can confirm there are no firearms that have been seized,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will allege that we have located edged weapons, which police will investigate further and determine if they were the weapons used during the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs this investigation remains in its early stages, police are investigating this death as a suspected family violence homicide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PoliceCamera IconPolice at Nye Way, Orelia where a man was found dead yesterday. Credit: Iain Gillespie\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

Det A\/Supt Securo said officers were investigating if the man was subjected to a prolonged attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring these sort of incidents, police will look at previous involvement with police, previous involvement with other agencies, and what led to the circumstances of this incident occurring.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sort of incident has a profound impact on the family, loved ones, and friends of all those involved . . our thoughts are with them, and we ask for the privacy for them as the investigation progresses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAn incident such as this is confronting, and health and welfare support services have been made available for attending police.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police were observed focusing on the rear of the home, including around an area of upturned soil on Friday.<\/p>\n

Officers were also seen peering inside vehicles parked in the driveway of the property including a car with red P plates.<\/p>\n

Lifeline: 131 444<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detectives are investigating the gruesome theory that a man was murdered in a prolonged domestic violence attack by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":921869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,48,44],"class_list":["post-921868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-crime","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}