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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
Heartbroken beauty mogul breaks her silence after her husband of 20 years was found stabbed to death outside their beachfront home - as tragic new details emerge
A skincare mogul has paid tribute to her husband after he was found stabbed to death outside their luxury home, as police reveal he may have lain undiscovered for nearly an entire day. A neighbour found Zdravko Bilic, 57, dead in the front yard of his home on Queensland 's Sunshine Coast in the suburb of Warana about 7.35pm on Monday. In her first public statement since her husband's death, Gry Susann Tomte - the couple were set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in August - has remembered him as the 'kindest, gentlest person I have ever known'. He was 'loved by everyone who ever had the fortune of meeting him,' she told Nine News. It is understood Ms Tomte asked the neighbour to check on her husband after not hearing from him for some time. Police said the 57-year-old was found with multiple stab wounds and officers were entertaining a number of lines of inquiry as part of a homicide investigation. A heartbroken Ms Tomte, who founded the luxury beauty clinic, HÜD, was interstate at the time and is not accused of any wrongdoing. Police have revealed Mr Bilic may have been killed as early as 11pm on Sunday night, some 20 hours before he was found. A Queensland Police Service spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia no arrests had yet been made as of Wednesday night. Sunshine Coast Detective Inspector Chris Toohey said police were entertaining a number of lines of inquiry including that Mr Bilic had disturbed a break-and-enter. He said Mr Bilic was a 'valued member of the community' and his death has left neighbours of the relatively safe Queensland suburb 'shocked'. 'As you can imagine it is an extremely [distressing] time for [Ms Tomte], but the community are coming around her and doing as much as they can for her,' he said. Ms Tomte moved to Australia at the age of 28 and founded her clinic later in life in 2017 after undergoing training in Toronto, Canada. HÜD opened with its first location in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda and has since opened a second in the nearby suburb of Northcote. According to her Instagram page, Ms Tomte also works as a high-performance coach and was due to present at the Brisbane Aesthetic Summit on July 21. She has been described as an 'incredible entrepreneur', responsible for a multi-million dollar business with star-studded clientele. The couple bought the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home in March 2022 for $2.5million. The couple often depicted their lavish lifestyle on social media, including frequent jaunts to Sydney and New York. Mr Bilic was featured in a video on HÜD's Instagram page in September last year in which he was filmed applying a skincare mask. 'Here's to our fathers and father figures who raise us, support us and love us,' the caption read. 'Mr HÜD is the most incredible man and fur father I could ever ask for'. In a profile piece for Jasmine Alexa, Ms Tomte described her husband as the 'most supportive human I could ever ask for. 'It's not easy living with a perfectionist who lives and breathes work… But he is the yin to my yang. The calm to my storm. 'Especially being that we have no family here, the two of us have always been a strong unit.' Police continue to appeal to anyone with information or CCTV vision of the area between 11pm Sunday 13 July and 7.35pm Monday 14 July to contact police.
The Age
5 days ago
- The Age
Beauty clinic founder pays tribute to husband found stabbed to death outside luxury home
Norwegian-born beauty entrepreneur Gry Susann Tomte has paid tribute to her husband after he was found stabbed to death in the front garden of their luxury on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. A neighbour found the body of Tomte's husband, Zdravko (Zed) Bilic, 57, about 7.30pm on Monday in the Sunshine Coast suburb of Warana. 'He was the kindest, gentlest person I've ever known,' Tomte told 9News. 'Loved by everyone who ever had the fortune of meeting him,' she said. Tomte was away from the home at the time of Bilic's death and had asked a neighbour to check up on him after not having heard from him for some time. The neighbour found him dead about 7.30pm on Monday. Police believe he was killed some 20 hours before he was found. Loading She is the founder of HÜD, a high-end skin and beauty clinic with locations in the Melbourne suburbs of St Kilda and Northcote. The clinics' offerings include laser treatments, peels, clinical facials and skin needling, with prices ranging from around $50 to upwards of $500. 'HÜD is an award-winning skin clinic, based in Melbourne. It's the Scandi, minimalist brainchild of Norwegian skin expert, Gry Tomte,' the company's website reads. Tomte studied at The University of Oslo, and started her beauty empire later in life in 2017 – an idea sparked by her own visits to a beautician in Canada. She trained with the beautician before working as a waxer and nail artist, eventually starting her own business. Tomte also worked as a high-performance coach, giving business advice to other entrepreneurs, and was slated to speak at the Brisbane Aesthetic Summit on July 21, according to Instagram.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Beauty clinic founder pays tribute to husband found stabbed to death outside luxury home
Norwegian-born beauty entrepreneur Gry Susann Tomte has paid tribute to her husband after he was found stabbed to death in the front garden of their luxury on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. A neighbour found the body of Tomte's husband, Zdravko (Zed) Bilic, 57, about 7.30pm on Monday in the Sunshine Coast suburb of Warana. 'He was the kindest, gentlest person I've ever known,' Tomte told 9News. 'Loved by everyone who ever had the fortune of meeting him,' she said. Tomte was away from the home at the time of Bilic's death and had asked a neighbour to check up on him after not having heard from him for some time. The neighbour found him dead about 7.30pm on Monday. Police believe he was killed some 20 hours before he was found. Loading She is the founder of HÜD, a high-end skin and beauty clinic with locations in the Melbourne suburbs of St Kilda and Northcote. The clinics' offerings include laser treatments, peels, clinical facials and skin needling, with prices ranging from around $50 to upwards of $500. 'HÜD is an award-winning skin clinic, based in Melbourne. It's the Scandi, minimalist brainchild of Norwegian skin expert, Gry Tomte,' the company's website reads. Tomte studied at The University of Oslo, and started her beauty empire later in life in 2017 – an idea sparked by her own visits to a beautician in Canada. She trained with the beautician before working as a waxer and nail artist, eventually starting her own business. Tomte also worked as a high-performance coach, giving business advice to other entrepreneurs, and was slated to speak at the Brisbane Aesthetic Summit on July 21, according to Instagram.
