A Queensland underworld figure is expected to die in hospital after he was doused in petrol and set alight.
Victor Graveson, 65, suffered burns to 80 per cent of his body and remains in a coma in hospital.
On Monday, a police prosecutor told Brisbane Magistrates Court a surgery planned for the elderly man had been cancelled, and he was no longer on any medication apart from pain relief, the Brisbane Times reported.
The woman said his oxygen supply would slowly be decreased, and ‘ultimately, it appears the complainant will pass away’. It is ‘unknown’ how soon that will happen.
Victor Graveson (right) is expected to die in hospital following an alleged murder attempt which left him with burns to 80 per cent of his body
Graveson was allegedly set on fire by David Charles Edgerley, who was facing charges of attempted murder but will face court on murder charges when Graveson dies
David Charles Edgerley, 34, allegedly doused Graveson with accelerant before setting him alight as he lay sleeping at his home in Alexandra Hills, Brisbane on Friday morning.
He was originally charged with attempted murder but police say the charge will be upgraded to murder when Graveson dies.
The 65-year-old was linked to a murder cover-up on a drug farm near Bundaberg in 1993, The Courier Mail reported.
The farm was raided by police, who found 200kg of cannabis leaves, 7000 plants and a marijuana crop worth about $20 million.
Graveson, who has previously been referred to as a criminal ‘mastermind’ was set alight in his bed in Alexandra Hills, Brisbane
Graveson was one of five people arrested after the drug raid.
In 1995, Queensland’s Supreme Court heard Graveson was a criminal ‘mastermind’, with links to a prostitution ring and outlaw bikie gangs who he supplied drugs to.
Graveson was jailed for 10 years in 1996 for his role in the production of the cannabis crop.
He has also been photographed partying with crooked cops and strippers in the late 1980s and early 90s.
Graveson was imprisoned in 2008 for meth possession.
Graveson previously served 10 years behind bars for his role in a large cannabis plantation, and was imprisoned again in 2008 for meth possession