<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A heartbroken wife has paid tribute to her husband, who was found stabbed to death in the front yard of their luxury home on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Zdravko Bilic, 57, was found dead outside his home in Warana about 7.30pm on Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe he may have been killed after disturbing a suspected home invasion.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/joshua-dale-brown-updates-education-minister-says-cutting-blokes-out-of-childcare-sector-isnt-the-answer/d7d10357-fa44-475c-ba41-b821f92eb6bf" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Education minister rejects 'cutting blokes out' of childcare sector</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His wife, Gry Susann Tomte, had been in Melbourne, where she runs her popular high-end skincare business HÜD.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She contacted a neighbour on Monday evening after becoming concerned when she had not heard from Bilic. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her neighbour headed to their home to find him dead in the front yard.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-warana-stabbing-entrepreneur-pays-tribute-to-husband-dead-outside-luxury-home/65278dbf-2242-4566-86bb-1dae583d2a57" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tomte rushed home from Melbourne after the tragic news, remembering her husband as "loved by everyone".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He was the kindest, gentlest person I've ever known. Loved by everyone who ever had the fortune of meeting him," she told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/jacinta-beth-sells-court-updates-mother-faces-murder-charge-after-baby-son-found-dead-at-balcatta-home/8fbc2301-7e8a-4a73-8e42-acd2c0793b59" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Mother faces murder charge after baby son found dead</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detective Inspector Chris Toohey said Bilic was a "community-minded person who was well-loved in the area".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As you can imagine, it is a very difficult time, but the community are coming around (Tomte) and doing as much as they can for her at this time," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Toohey said Bilic may have interrupted a home invasion occurring at their own home but police have yet to find a weapon or narrow down when exactly he was stabbed to death.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The timeline we are looking at is Sunday night at 11pm to 7pm on Monday 14th of July," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anyone with information or CCTV of the area between that timeframe is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>

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