Detectives solve Surfers Paradise cold case murder

Gold Coast detectives have commenced proceedings against a 40-year-old man following a protracted investigation into the murder of 47-year-old Daniel Edgar Stone in Surfers Paradise in 2002.

Mr Stone’s body was located on the upper level of the Bruce Bishop Car Park on March 9, 2002.

Mr Stone, who was homeless at the time, was sleeping in the car park.

A 40-year-old Gold Coast man is scheduled to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on March 4 where he will be formally charged with murder.

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