Everything to know about Greg Josephson: Universal Store co-founder killed at Brisbane house party
New details about the tragic death of 58 -year -old retail entrepreneur Greg Josephson, who allegedly stabbed by a 15 -year -old child during a party at the Luxury Clayfield house in Brisbane’s North, emerged.
The police were called home on Thursday night after 20 o’clock, where Mr. Josephson died on the top floor. The 15-year-old suspect, known by Mr. Josephson, called Triple-0 and was later arrested nearby and suffered a minor injury.
He’s been accused of a murder since then. The police confirmed that none of the other 30 young people in the party were involved, but some help the investigation. The scene was described as “chaotic” and “confusing ve when the officers arrive, and many young guests are unaware of those.
Career and the emerging universal store
In 1999, Greg Josephson, who founded his brother Michael and the young fashion chain Universal store, was a well -known figure in the Australian retail sector.
The work began in Carindale’s suburb of Brisbane and expanded to 53 stores in six states with an annual turnover of 100 million dollars in 2018 under the leadership of the brothers to the consortium of private capital investors in 2018.
Universal Store then swam in ASX, and today it has a market value of about $ 570 million, more than $ 244 million in annual income as of June 2024.
Mr. Josephson came from a family of rich history on Brisbane’s fashion scene and reached more than a century backwards. He founded his grandfather Josephson’s clothing factory in 1910, and his grandfather founded Josephson & Sons in 1939, the creators of the iconic Can’t Wear ‘Em Work clothing brand. The retail heritage of the family continued with her uncle, who has ties with Denim brand Lee Cooper.
Greg Josephson, a graduate of a Griffith University, worked at Sydney for large property companies such as Lend Lease, Jones Lang Lasalle and Westfield before returning to Brisbane with a former lawyer brother. A sharp eye for the selection of product and the key to the success of the company as a key to the personnel with a strong commitment to the softly spoken and humblely defined.
After the sale of Universal Store, Josephson became Josephson Holdings PTY LTD CEO and remained active in the business world, including the owner of Noosa Reef Hotel, which was purchased for $ 13.9 million in 2021.
Plan home life and move
His and his wife Tamra recently launched six -bedroom houses, six bathrooms, and planned to move to Noosa for family and business reasons.
The facility, which they bought in 2017 and called for a “Five Star Hotel”, has open terraces, a pavilion and a pool. The couple also has adjacent lots approved for the development of a tennis court or guest hut.
“We are sorry for my sales, but we are moving to Noosa, a house and commercial interests, Jose Josephson said News Corp before. “But we are proud to go out once in his house once to create it once, and that’s what is now offered for someone.”
Brisbane House Party
The neighbors described the party so quietly that the guests did not realize that it took place until they started to leave wildly after the incident. In a neighboring media, he said, iz We want to go home and they were not allowed to leave ‘. They were destroyed. ” Police said there were about 30 young people and that the scene was chaotic and confronted.
Deputy Commissioner Rhys Wildman said the police claimed that a household was used in the deadly debate between Mr. Josephson and the young. “There was some kind of debate that caused him to lose his life tragically, 58 he said. “This unfortunately left a house, not to carry a knife.”
Police confirmed that the party was a planned event and that none of the other participants participated in the incident. The rest of the youth was taken to the Boondall Police Station before being gathered by their families. Authorities, as the investigation continues, the priority of the young party executives is a priority, he said.
Inspector Jane Healy said what the 15 -year -old child was and that he and other young people were aware of helping the police. “Still too early and when the police arrived, the situation was quite chaotic, confusing and confronting,” he said.
“There are a few young people to interview, so we can get a real idea about what happened here until it finishes it.”
Child Protection Investigation Unit is included and the police call on everyone with information, CCTV or Dashcam images from the region to stand out.
Universal Store made a statement after the tragedy: “We wanted to share the sad news that Greg Josephson, who founded our company until 2018 and played an important role in the near future.
