A Brisbane man has been charged with murder by “reckless indifference” after allegedly supplying drugs to two people, then failing to render assistance when they suffered what police describe as an “adverse reaction”.
Queensland police Det Sen Sgt Nick Jones told reporters there had been four children – aged between five and 15 – at the property in Kentville Street at Mitchelton, north-west of Brisbane, when the deaths occurred on Thursday and that one had called 000 for help.