Harristown, Toowoomba: ‘Beautiful’ aunt identified as woman found dead in the front garden of a house
A woman found dead in the front garden of a home in regional Queensland on Saturday has been remembered as a “beautiful” aunt.
Leanne Falkingham, 55, was found in a house on the corner of Buckland St and Drayton Road in the Toowoomba suburb of Harristown, 125km west of Brisbane.
Police were called to the house at around 1.30pm on Saturday and cordoned off the house and closed the Buckland St entrance from Drayton Road.
A crime scene was established and officers attempted to enter the home.
“Aunty was the most beautiful, kind-hearted person I have ever known,” Mrs Falkingham’s niece Samie Maree told the newspaper. Toowoomba Chronicle.
Leanne Falkingham (pictured), 55, was found in a house on the corner of Buckland St and Drayton Road in the Harristown suburb of Toowoomba, 125km west of Brisbane
“She always put a smile on your face when you needed it most. She will never be forgotten and always missed.”
The police were still on site on Sunday morning and the sidewalk in front of the house was still cordoned off with police tape.
It has not yet been determined whether Ms Falkingham’s death is suspicious and no charges have been laid.
The police investigation into the circumstances of her death is still ongoing.
“Investigators are appealing to anyone who saw or heard anything in the Buckland Street area around the time of the incident to come forward,” police said in a statement.
‘A 49-year-old man from Harristown initially assisted police with their investigation but has since been released.’
Police vehicles are pictured at the scene where a woman was found dead in the front yard of a house on Saturday