Video was seized by police exterior a property the place a mom and her new child had been reportedly killed – as new particulars in regards to the father’s romantic previous have emerged.
Tayla Cox, 30, and her 11-week-old daughter Murphy had been discovered lifeless by police at their dwelling in Rockhampton in central Queensland on Thursday morning.
The ‘confrontational’ discovery got here after Matthew Cox, Tayla’s husband and the infant’s father, flew to Brisbane the place he turned himself in at a neighborhood police station.
The police consider that the mom and daughter died on Tuesday afternoon.
Matthew Cox (left), 31, was charged with the homicide of his spouse Tayla (proper), 30, and their 11-week-old daughter Murphy on Thursday afternoon
Forensic investigators eliminated a SIM card from a CCTV digicam on the entrance of the property
The distraught residents of Rockhampton have left flowers and teddy bears on the scene of the tragedy
Now Daily Mail Australia can reveal that forensic officers have eliminated a SIM card from a CCTV digicam on the entrance of the property.
Police have spent the previous three days combing the alleged crime scene and on Saturday the garbage bins and letterbox of the property had been examined.
While it’s unclear how the mom and her child met their tragic finish, police reportedly eliminated an alleged weapon from the house.
Detective Darrin Shadlow informed media on Thursday that the mom and child had cuts to their our bodies.
“I will say it was quite a confrontational scene,” he mentioned the ABC.
Mr Cox poses subsequent to his toddler daughter in a newly unearthed {photograph} taken simply three weeks earlier than her alleged homicide
“There was a large amount of blood.”
Police are additionally believed to have used luminol – a chemical that may detect tiny traces of blood – within the property’s toilet.
It was revealed on Friday that Mr Cox had sought psychological well being remedy at Rockhampton hospital greater than a 12 months in the past.
Daily Mail Australia understands that Mr Cox was beforehand engaged to marry one other girl.
Mr Cox and his former fiancée, who can be from Rockhampton, had been as a result of get married in October 2015, however the marriage ceremony was mysteriously known as off simply weeks earlier than.
In December 2015, Mr Cox and Tayla introduced their relationship to family and friends on Facebook. It is known that they met whereas working at Flight Center and obtained married in 2021.
There isn’t any suggestion that there was any crossover within the relationships.
It’s as a result of new pictures have surfaced of Mr. Cox smiling subsequent to his new child daughter simply three weeks earlier than he allegedly killed her.
Other pictures present the brand new dad and mom posing subsequent to delighted relations rocking the brand new addition to the household.
Tayla is the forty-third Australian girl and Murphy Margaret the tenth little one killed in Australia this 12 months.
Mourners left teddy bears exterior the home with messages to the harmless victims
Forensic detectives eliminated gadgets from the home for the third day in a row
A gentle stream of devastated locals arrived on the quiet cul-de-sac within the nation city on Saturday to put flowers and teddy bears.
Placing a bouquet of flowers, City Councilwoman Donna Kirkland mentioned Ms. Cox’s household had been “beautiful people” who had been well-known locally.
“It’s a reminder to ask people, ‘Are you okay? How are you?’,” she mentioned.
“New moms with small babies go through a lot and sometimes it’s a very lonely space when it’s your first child.”
Matthew and Tayla Cox pictured collectively
Their house is now an alleged crime scene – and the location is a floral tribute to the deceased mom and little one
Neighbor Cherie Stickley, 43, who has lived on the road all her life, mentioned police requested her if she had seen or heard something on Tuesday however mentioned it appeared like an odd day.
While she didn’t know the couple, who had moved in lower than a 12 months in the past, she mentioned the tragedy was a “total shock.”
“It’s not something you would expect, it’s always been such a quiet neighborhood,” she mentioned.
“You hear about this sort of thing in the news, but you assume it would be in Brisbane and major cities – not three doors away,” she added.
Grandparents Allister and Katrina Clein had been on web site with their three granddaughters to put teddy bears.
“It’s so tragic that something like this should happen to an innocent mother and child,” mentioned Mr. Clein.
Mr and Mrs Cox introduced their relationship on Facebook in December 2015
Matthew Cox (left) will seem earlier than a court docket in Brisbane on Friday over the dying of his spouse (proper) and their child. Pictured the couple in happier occasions
Mr Cox and his spouse lived for some time in Victoria the place he grew up, however moved again to Rockhampton in November 2022 when he took a job as a TV account supervisor at media firm Southern Cross Austereo.
Ms. Cox introduced on Facebook on the time her pleasure in shopping for a home collectively.
“New chapter, can’t wait to make so many amazing memories with our beautiful little family,” Tayla wrote.
Police allege Mr Cox allegedly murdered his younger household on the afternoon of August 8 and flew that night time to Brisbane, the place he stayed on the four-star Constance Hotel Fortitude Valley.
Two days later, he turned himself in to the native police station, as police raced to their Rockhampton to make the grim discovery.
In the wake of her tragic dying, Tayla has been praised for her ‘vibrant spirit and positive attitude’ by her former college, St Ursula’s College in Yeppon.
“During her time at the College, Tayla was a beacon of hope, joy and love, and she made such a positive impact on others in the wider community,” mentioned college principal Deborah Ryan.
A gentle stream of devastated locals arrived on the quiet cul-de-sac within the nation city on Saturday to pay their respects
Forensic investigations continued for the third day because the grotesque discovery
The younger mom, who additionally ran an artwork web page, was described by pal Rachel Titmarsh because the “Rockhampton Miley Cyrus.”
“My favorite memories with Tayla were singing karaoke. Oh the days… May they both rest in peace,” she wrote.
Rockhampton Mayor Tony Williams mentioned he had “a heavy heart” over the tragedy.
“I have a personal connection with the family and I know how difficult it is for the family right now,” he mentioned.
On Friday, Daily Mail Australia revealed that Mr. Cox is the son of a high-flying supervisor who was as soon as described because the ‘King of Beef’ in Rockhampton, Australia’s beef capital.
Mr Cox’s case has been adjourned till August 21.
In an announcement, Mr Cox’s dad and mom mentioned they had been devastated by the information.
“We have lost a beautiful daughter-in-law Tayla, as well as our beloved granddaughter Murphy,” the assertion learn.
“At this stage we have very few other details and are in an absolute state of shock.”