Qld: Re-enactment at lovers lane yields leads in murder probe

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2010
Qld: Re-enactment at lovers lane yields leads in murder probe

BRISBANE, April 7 AAP - A re-enactment of the final moments of a murdered mother's
life at a Brisbane make-out spot has yielded more leads, police say.

Bianca Girven, 22, was strangled at Gertrude Perry Park, off Shire Road at Mt Gravatt,
at about midnight (AEST) last Tuesday after she visited the spot with boyfriend Rhys Austin.

Mr Austin is assisting police and is being treated as a person of interest.

Police say several new witnesses have come forward after they staged a re-enactment
of the couple's movements on Tuesday night.

They dressed two mannequins as the couple and parked a white Mazda van at the Mt Gravatt
Mountain lookout and then at the park below from 7pm to 11pm.

The couple was believed to have visited the lookout in a white Mazda van before driving
down to the nearby park where the attack happened.

Detective Inspector Rod Kemp said a second re-enactment of the couple's movements at
Orleigh Park at West End would be held on Wednesday afternoon.

"I would like to continue to urge the public to contact police with any information
they may have no matter how insignificant it may seem," Det Insp Kemp said.

"We are confident there are people out there that may have viable clues to assist us
in our investigation."

Police believe Ms Girven and Mr Austin attended West End's Full Moon Festival after
8pm before driving to the Mt Gravatt Mountain lookout on the night of Ms Girven's death.

Mr Austin has told police that two men, dressed in black clothing, attacked the couple.

Ms Girven is survived by a young son.

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