Husband of skincare mogul who was found dead at Sunshine Coast home was struck and stabbed during a home invasion, court told
A committal hearing has heard that Zdravko Bilic, husband of Melbourne skincare entrepreneur Gry Tomte, may have been struck with a hammer as well as fatally stabbed during a home invasion at their Sunshine Coast property. Nineteen-year-old Kieysha Jade Sky appeared at Maroochydore Magistrates Court charged with murder, vehicle theft and break-in offences, with the magistrate ordering her to stand trial at the Brisbane Supreme Court after her own barrister conceded there was a case to answer. The proceedings matter because they mark a significant step towards trial in a killing that has also drawn attention to Queensland's tough new youth justice laws.
A forensic pathologist told the court an autopsy found a blunt-force injury to the back of Mr Bilic's head consistent with a hammer, though it could not determine whether this occurred before or after the fatal stab wound; no defensive knife wounds were found. Witnesses described hearing shouting and seeing two people flee to a getaway car near the Warana home on the night of 13 July 2025, roughly 20 hours before Mr Bilic's body was discovered. Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 17 at the time, have also been charged with murder under the state's "adult crime, adult time" regime and face possible mandatory life sentences if convicted. Sky was remanded in custody, with her case returning to court on 9 December.
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Zdravko Bilic was the husband of skincare entrepreneur Gry Tomte, who is associated with Melbourne. They lived at a property in Warana on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where Mr Bilic was found dead in July 2025. Police have charged several young people over his killing.
In Queensland, a committal hearing considers whether there is enough evidence for a case to proceed to trial. The teenager charged as an adult in this hearing is Kieysha Jade Sky; two boys, who were 15 and 17 at the time, have also been charged. The case has drawn attention to Queensland’s “adult crime, adult time” laws, which can mean adult sentences for some serious offences committed by young people.