Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden charged with murder of his stepfather

A Gold Coast councillor charged with murdering his stepfather, has faced court.

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00:00 We'll be right back.

00:01 Councillor Ryan Baden-Lumsden has just had his case mentioned in court.

00:07 He is the Division 7 Councillor for the Gold Coast City Council.

00:11 He was arrested at his family home in Arundel yesterday afternoon.

00:16 Police were called to the address just after three o'clock after reports of a disturbance.

00:22 When they arrived, they found a 58-year-old man unresponsive inside the home.

00:27 Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

00:33 That man is Mr Baden-Lumsden's stepfather, the long-term de facto partner of Mr Baden-Lumsden's

00:40 mother.

00:42 As I said, Mr Baden-Lumsden was arrested at the scene.

00:45 He was taken into custody by police wearing a blue forensic suit.

00:50 He spent the night assisting police with their inquiries and in the early hours of this morning,

00:56 he was charged with murder.

01:00 And has he entered a plea?

01:04 Well we did manage to speak very briefly with Mr Baden-Lumsden's lawyer on his way out of

01:10 court this morning.

01:12 Here's a little of what Jason Murakami had to say.

01:16 Look it's correct, he entered a plea of not guilty.

01:18 I can't say any more at this stage, but thank you very much for your interest.

01:21 Thank you very much.

01:22 Have you ever shown any respect for him this morning?

01:23 It would be inappropriate to comment further guys, I apologise.

01:25 Thank you.

01:26 Has the plea been made?

01:27 Yes, the plea's been made.

01:28 He's entered a plea of not guilty.

01:33 We expect Jeremy for a bail application to be made to the Queensland Supreme Court within

01:39 the next 7 to 14 days.

01:42 That case will obviously progress from there.

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