A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 74-year-old woman was found in a Gold Coast home.
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The 50-year-old man is due to face Southport Magistrates Court on Monday and police will allege the pair were known to each other.
Earlier Acting Chief Superintendent Rhys Wildman said the woman's death was not being treated as domestic violence.
The man and woman were not related but both were allegedly staying at the Molendinar property, he told reporters on Monday morning.
The residence has not previously raised red flags with police.
"This whole incident has taken us very much by surprise,' Supt Wildman said.
Emergency services were alerted after the man allegedly went to a neighbouring home to ask for help before officers found the woman's body at about 8.40pm on Sunday.
Australian Associated Press
