Public told to avoid the area following search for Zlatko Sikorsky over disappearance of Larissa Beilby

Man remains holed up in Sunshine Coast unit after body found in barrel

A tense standoff between police and a man wanted for questioning following the discovery of a teenage girl’s body in a barrel has entered its second day on the Sunshine Coast.

Zlatko Sikorsky, 34, has been wanted since Wednesday over the disappearance of 16-year-old Brisbane girl Larissa Beilby.



Negotiations with police and his father had not persuaded Sikorsky to leave the unit in the Alexandra Headland complex early, where he has been holed up since 3.30pm on Friday.



Residents in the Juan Street complex were told to remain indoors and the public to avoid the area bound by Mary, Mayfield and William streets as well as Alex Parade.



Police made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act about 3.25pm on Friday, telling nearby residents to stay indoors and for other members of the public to stay away.



Sikorsky fled in a black ute when the police attended a residence in Logan on Wednesday as they investigated the disappearance of Beilby.

The ute was tracked to a nearby housing estate where he dumped the car and then left in a silver 2014 Holden Commodore bearing Queensland registration 966 WKB, before the body was discovered.

Police are yet to confirm whether it was Beilby’s body found in the barrel but have revealed she and Sikorsky are known to each other.

Police previously said Sikorsky could have access to firearms.



“We’re just asking people in the local area here to stay away,” superintendent Darryl Johnson said.



“We’re quite comfortable we’ve got the situation contained.



“There’s no threats involved at all.”



Police are yet to confirm whether it was Beilby’s body found in the barrel but have revealed she and Sikorsky are known to each other.

Initial searches for Sikorsky centred on Logan and the Gold Coast.

He has distinctive tattoos around his neck.