Detectives have charged a second man with murder in relation to the disappearance of missing man Lachlan James Griffiths.
The 40-year-old man was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a property on Beaudesert-Nerang Road at Clagiraba yesterday afternoon. He was refused bail and is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
Detectives will continue to interview witnesses and progress investigative strategies including the review of CCTV footage and telephone data.
Task Force Voltron was initiated following investigations associated with a crime scene warrant taken out on a business on Musgrave Road, Coopers Plains where the human remains of Andrew Christopher Walsh were located.
Andrew Christopher Walsh was reported missing by family in January this year, however investigations have established the 35-year-old was last seen alive at Slacks Creek on November 7, 2021.
Lachlan James Griffiths, 35, was reported missing on 26 January 2022. He was last known to be residing in different hotels in the Brisbane area.
The joint investigation between Homicide Investigation Unit and Indooroopilly and Logan Criminal Investigation Branch has linked the Coopers Plains business to the suspicious disappearance of two men.
The current whereabouts of Lachlan James Griffiths remains unknown.
On February 21, 2022 detectives charged a 40-year-old Tingalpa man with murder in relation to the disappearance of missing man Lachlan James Griffiths.
To date, three people have been charged with accessory after the fact to murder and misconduct with a corpse in relation to Walsh's death.
Detectives are continuing their appeal for information from anyone in the community who may have information into the disappearances of both men to assist in these investigations.
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