‘Will he be dead forever, mummy?’ Little girl’s heartbreaking questions after her father was found dead in bushland – as chilling CCTV is released that could help solve the mystery
- Comanchero bikie Shane Ross was found dead in bushland last October
- He was found 1.5km from where body of friend Cameron Martin was discovered
- Police later confirmed both Mr Martin and Mr Ross died of gunshot wounds
- Detectives released CCTV footage of a white SUV seen in the area at the time
- Mr Ross’ wife said their daughter still asks when she will see her father again
The heartbroken widow of a slain bikie has tearfully revealed how their daughter still asks when her dad is coming home.
The body of Comanchero bikie and Monstr Clothing founder Shane Ross was found in Tallebudgera Creek Road in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast, last October.
He was found was 1.5km from where his friend Cameron Martin was discovered dead in the wreckage of a horrific car crash just days earlier.
Police later confirmed both men died of gunshot wounds.
Detectives on Tuesday released CCTV footage of a suspicious white SUV they say could help solve the mystery deaths.
On Tuesday, Mr Ross’ widow Alexandra Leigh said their heartbroken young daughter still asks when she will see her beloved father again
Detectives released CCTV footage of a white SUV (back right) that was in the area on the night Mr Martin was killed. The car was seen doing a U-turn on Tallebudgera Creek Road at 8.18pm
Ross’ widow Alexandra Leigh Ross said their heartbroken young daughter still asks when she will see her father again.
‘Our three-year-old daughter wants to know if her daddy is coming back. She wants to know when he is coming home,’ Mrs Ross told media on Monday.
‘Why did he leave and ”will he stay dead forever mummy?” Those are the questions I suffer through daily.’
Mrs Ross said her late husband had become the ‘best version of himself’ before his death.
‘The shock and trauma of his absence will follow my daughters and I everyday for the rest of our lives,’ she said during the press conference.
‘It’s hard to fathom how anybody could justify taking his life in such a horrific way, and give no thought to the devastating impact that this will continue to have on our family.
‘He’s been robbed of the opportunity to watch our daughters grow. They no longer have the privilege of their dad tucking them in at night and wishing them sweet dreams.’
Detectives released CCTV footage showing the SUV that was in the area on the night Martin was killed.
Gold Coast Police Detective Acting Superintendent Brendan Smith said police are trying to track down the car, which was seen doing a U-turn on Tallebudgera Creek Road at 8.18pm.
The car was heading toward Burleigh, before doing a U-turn pulling up outside Martin Shields Park, a short distance from where Mr Ross was murdered and about a kilometre from where Mr Martin died.
Det Supt Smith said it has been a ‘painstaking and complex investigation’ in the five months since both men were killed, and confirmed police are setting up a reward for anyone with information.
The body of Comanchero bikie and Monstr Clothing founder Shane Ross was found in Tallebudgera Creek Road in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast, last October