Man accused of woman and baby's murders suffers from schizoaffective disorder, court hears
Blake Seers, 37, has been charged with two counts of murder (domestic violence) over the deaths of a woman and child. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)
A man accused of killing his partner and baby daughter in Logan, south of Brisbane, was suffering a "schizoaffective disorder", a court has heard.
The bodies of 37-year-old Kate Paterson and 11-month-old April were found dead inside a Belivah home last week.
At the time, police said they had initially attended the residence after a man who lived there, Blake Seers, had been hit by a car nearby at Bannockburn.
Mr Seers, 38, was taken to hospital and yesterday was charged with two counts of domestic violence murder.
On Wednesday, defence lawyer Nicholas Andrews appeared in court on Mr Seers's behalf.
"Mr Seers is currently in custody under police watch in hospital," he said.
Mr Andrews asked for the matter to be moved to Beenleigh and said his client would need to seek a mental health assessment once transferred to a remand centre.
"I should also just place on record Mr Seers has a diagnosed schizoaffective disorder," he said.
The matter was adjourned to next week.
Mr Andrews says Mr Seers has "mental health considerations". (ABC News: Talissa Siganto)
Outside court, Mr Andrews said it was a "sensitive matter".
"Our thoughts are with those who've been affected by this tragedy," he said.
"At times like this I just need to remind myself that there is a job to do."
"It's currently progressing through the courts and there's some mental health considerations here."