Logan community to mourn Kate Paterson 38 and her baby, April
A group of teachers who were found dead in their home, along with their young daughter, will hold a memorial service south of Brisbane on Friday evening.
The bodies of Kate Paterson, 38, and her one-year-old daughter, April, were found by police Thursday morning in the Logan suburb of Belivah with what they described as stab wounds.
Police had responded to the home on Belivah Road after Paterson’s partner, April’s father, Blake Seers, 39, was struck by a car a few blocks away and suffered a neck injury.
A large crime scene was set up, with blood trailing from the house towards the nearby Woolworths on the corner of Beenleigh Road and Bannockburn Road.
A black ute at the scene on Thursday had damaged the driver’s side mirror.
Although police said the deaths were being investigated as suspicious, Oracles remained hospitalized Friday morning and is not yet facing charges.
Neighbors said they gave police CCTV showing Seers heading towards Woolworths and officers asked anyone with further footage or information to contact authorities.
Paterson was a 5th grade teacher at Windaroo Public School, a five-minute drive from home through the ever-expanding tracts of the Logan area.
Members of the community will gather on Belivah Street at 5:30 Friday evening and lay flowers near the scene.
“Our community will come together tonight to honor the lives of Mrs. Paterson and her daughter, April.” Facebook post reports that the memorial event has been read.
“In times like these, our community stands together. By sharing our pain, supporting each other, and coming together, we can begin to find strength and healing.”
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