The cause of death surrounding a man who was found unresponsive in his backyard has continued to plague detectives.
Tony Pope was found by his father, who called triple zero, in their Waterford West home, 30kilometres south of Brisbane CBD, at 2.30am on Saturday.
Paramedics rushed to the house and tried to revive the 44-year-old, but were unable to save him and a crime scene was established.
‘The circumstances surrounding the death are simply unexplained at the moment,’ Detective Inspector Chris Knight told reporters.
‘There are aspects of the gentleman’s death we are just not quite satisfied with, and while those questions remain, we have a responsibility to him and his family to try and get the best resolution.’
Tony Pope (pictured) was found by his father, who called triple zero, at around 2.30am in their Waterford West home, 30kilometres south of Brisbane CBD
Paramedics rushed to the house and tried to revive the 44-year-old, but were unable to save him and a crime scene was established by police (pictured)
Mr Pope lived at the unit in Kingston Road with his elderly father and two young children, who were there at the time.
His body is expected to remain at scene as the authorities, including homicide, forensic and intelligence teams examine the circumstances surrounding the death.
Inspector Knight said officers had interviewed to Mr Pope’s immediate family and neighbours, who gave ‘varying reports’.
The police also contacted the deceased man’s friends and other family members for any information that may be important to the investigation.
A post mortem examination of Mr Pope’s remains will be held after his body is released from the scene to try to determine a cause of death.
