Man who killed friend and hid dismembered body in freezer jailed for life (opens original article in a new tab)

A Queensland man was jailed for life after murdering his neighbour, dismembering his body, and burying it in a freezer. He also stole money and the victim's phone, and attempted to manipulate others after the crime.

• Queensland man Bobby Andrew Weaver was jailed for life for murdering neighbour David Thornton in 2019.
• Weaver dismembered Thornton's body, buried it in a freezer, and stole $30,000 and his phone.
• Weaver confessed to a fellow inmate about planning to kill Thornton's daughter and stage it as a suicide.