Police swoop: Man, 51, charged over Margaret Bromley death

  • Image
  • Video

bromley murder accused

CHARGED: Police leave Curtin House with a man suspected of the murder of a Mandurah grandmother. Picture: Stewart Allen
Source: PerthNow


evelyn dawe

SHATTERED: Evelyn Dawe, the daughter of murder victim Helen Margaret Bromley, says her death has shattered the family. Picture: Kerris Berrington.  
Source: PerthNow


Prev

 of 2

Next


Police have charged a man over the alleged murder of Mandurah grandmother Margaret Bromley.





Bromley

BACKYARD: Police have arrested a man over the death of Mandurah woman Helen Margaret Bromley, 73,was killed in her backyard.
Source: PerthNow




POLICE will allege the man charged over the suspected murder of Mandurah grandmother Margaret Bromley acted alone.


Just two days after her daughter made an emotional plea to solve the 11-month mystery, Major Crime detectives this afternoon charged a 51-year-old Cooloongup man with murder.

The man was arrested at a Mandurah property early this morning and was taken to Curtin House, the city detective headquarters, where he was questioned at length over the 73-year-old’s death.

Police have not released the accused man’s name. He will appear in the East Perth Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Mrs Bromley was found dead in the backyard of her Thomson Street home on the night of Saturday, October 9 last year – four days after her 73rd birthday.

Police have said Mrs Bromley met a violent death some time between Thursday, October 7 and Saturday, October 9 and had suffered severe head injuries.

Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.

End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.

Newsletter Signup





Today, Detective Superintendent Paul Coombes said police believed the accused man had acted alone, but declined to detail a motive or how the woman’s death unfolded.

He said the accused man, “a priority person-of-interest”, was under the microscope for a “considerable time” in the lead-up to this morning’s arrest.

“This outcome today is the result of a very complex and committed investigation,” Det-Supt Coombes said.

“There have been a number of persons-of-interest in this investigation and as a result of what we have been able to glean from this investigation, this person has been charged today.

“Obviously, the family are relieved in the outcome today and we have constant contact with the family.”

He would not say if forensic material or DNA played a role in the breakthrough and did not believe the man was known to Mrs Bromley.

Earlier this week, Detective Inspector David Bryson called for anyone with information about the death “to look into your heart” and come forward to police.

“We need your help. We are working hard and we haven’t stopped since last year. We are following leads up, but somebody knows about this and they need to come forward, look into your heart, give us a ring and let us know,” he said.

The comments came as Mrs Bromley’s daughter Evelyn Dawe described how the past 11 months had been a “very difficult journey” that had ripped her family apart.

“We’ve lost a mother and we are losing each other through not being able to move on,” Ms Dawe said on Wednesday.

“Our family is fragmented, it’s shattered.”

The last confirmed sighting of Mrs Bromley was at Coles at the Mandurah Forum between 5pm and 6pm on October 7 last year when she drove to the shopping centre in her red 2008 Toyota Corolla.

At the time, she was wearing a pink top with dark pants, and was pushing a trolley containing her black cane.

 

You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Leave a Reply

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Premium WordPress Themes | Thanks to Themes Gallery, Bromoney and Wordpress Themes