A MURDER victim had told his uncle to be “very worried” if he didn’t hear from him within a week and to report it to police, it can be revealed.

It was the last time Michael James McCabe’s uncle in Charters Towers saw or heard from him before he reported him missing more than two weeks later on August 31. On Thursday, the body of Mr McCabe, 25, was found.

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Two men and a woman, who is Mr McCabe’s cousin, were charged with his murder on Friday.

Detectives will allege Mr McCabe went to a Townsville unit and was bashed and dumped in a rainforest area north of the city.

Mr McCabe’s uncle last saw him weeks earlier when Mr McCabe left his house in Charters Towers with his cousin Leonie Doyle, 21, who has been charged with murder.

“If you haven’t heard from me in a week, be very worried and report it,” Mr McCabe said to his uncle.

Police allege Mr McCabe travelled to the Townsville unit with his cousin and another man, who has not been charged and cannot be named for legal reasons.

media_camera Leonie Doyle, the cousin of Michael McCabe, who is also charged with his murder

Police allege Matthew Luke Rewha, 29, later arrived and repeatedly hit Mr McCabe in the head before pulling him to the floor.

Police say he was bashed and kicked by Rewha and the unnamed man while he lay motionless on the floor.

A third man, Jason Douglas Taylor, 41, is alleged to have punched Mr McCabe in the face twice.

Mr McCabe was then allegedly moved to the boot of a blue Commodore and driven to Mt Spec Rd, Crystal Creek, between Townsville and Ingham.

During the trip Taylor claims he was told Mr McCabe was assaulted because he had a sexual relationship with Rewha’s girlfriend, police said.

Police will allege Mr McCabe was still alive when he was taken from the boot and pushed down an embankment. Taylor and the unnamed man then allegedly returned to where Mr McCabe was dumped.

Taylor allegedly told police Mr McCabe said “.... is that you?” to the other man, who allegedly said: “F--- he knows my name!” Mr McCabe was then allegedly pushed further down the embankment before boulders were thrown on to him.

Detectives later allegedly found blood in the boot of a 2000 blue Holden Commodore and in the loungeroom and garage area of the unit. They are yet to be tested.

Taylor, Doyle and Rewha were all remanded in custody yesterday charged with murder.