A girl was found dead with her throat slit in a house on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Emergency services rushed to the scene but the 10-year-old could not be saved.
A father is said to have made the shocking discovery.
She was found shortly after 6pm at a house in Emerald Lakes, Carrara.
A crime scene has been established as officers launch a major investigation into how the horror unfolded.
Images circulating on social media show several police cars and an ambulance with lights flashing on a street.
A house cordoned off by police tape as several people are seen talking in and around the crime scene.
Emerald Lakes is located approximately 15 minutes’ drive from the popular Surfers Paradise.
It is next to Carrara Stadium, which hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games, about an hour’s drive south of Brisbane.
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