Woman with a shaved head is arrested over the ‘suspicious’ death of a high-flying businessman, 52, in a luxury hotel
- Brisbane businessman Anthony Brady, 52, was reported missing on Thursday
- His lifeless body was found in a Cairns hotel room on Friday afternoon
- Police are treating the death as suspicious and have launched an investigation
- Woman, 32, arrested on Sunday morning assisting police with their inquiries
A woman has been arrested over the suspicious death of a businessman in a hotel room in far north Queensland.
Anthony Brady, a 52-year-old service station auditor from Brisbane, was found dead in a room at Sunshine Tower Hotel, in Cairns, around 4pm on Friday afternoon.
His concerned family had reported him missing on Thursday after he failed to catch his flight home.
On Saturday, Queensland Police released images of a 32-year-old shaved head woman who they believe was the last person to see Mr Brady alive.
A breakthrough came with the arrest of a woman in the Cairns suburb on Sunday morning.
Police released this photo of a woman they believe was the last person to see Anthony Brady alive. A woman is now assisting police with their inquiries
Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that a woman, 32, has been taken into custody and is assisting officers with inquiries.
No charges have yet been laid.
Mr Brady flew to Far North Queensland on Monday and had been staying at the Cairns Plaza Hotel on the Esplanade.
Mr Brady was reported missing by his family after failing to catch a flight home from his work trip on Thursday.
Police initially traced Mr Brady’s movements but the trail went cold after he visited a Caltex service station on Sheridan Street on Wednesday night.
Brisbane businessman Anthony Brady (pictured) was found dead in a room at Sunshine Tower Hotel in Cairns on Friday afternoon. He was reported missing on Thursday
They also searched through drains and thick scrubs 5km from where he was last seen before discovering Mr Brady’s suspected body at the Sheridan Street hotel.
Mr Brady’s cousin Ian Brady has spoken out on behalf of the devastated family.
‘All I will say is he was a great cousin, a loyal and loving husband and a man who loved his job,’ he told the Courier Mail.
Detectives from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad have travelled to Cairns to assist with the investigation.
Police had traced Mr Brady’s whereabouts to a service station on Sheridan Street before the trail went cold (Pictured is a woman police believed could help with the investigation)
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said a post mortem examination was being carried out that would ‘reveal more information to police’ about the death.
‘The circumstances of the death appears suspicious at this stage, however we’re keeping an open mind.
‘We currently have four homicide investigation officers here in Cairns assisting with the investigation,’ he said.
Anyone with information regarding Mr Brady’s death have been urged to call Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Mr Brady arrived in far north Queensland on Monday and stayed at the Cairns Plaza Hotel (pictured). Those with information relating Mr Brady’s case have been urged to come forward