Neighbours tragedies on location – shocking murder, teen shooting and brothel death

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Neighbours for 37 years.While actors and crew work hard to bring millions of viewers dramatic scenes, the show’s hardworking team haul camera equipment and shoot countless scenes across the area.

But despite offering up shocking and dramatic tales of their own, the Neighbours cast and crew have fallen victim to a series of shocking crimes right on their doorstep.READ NEXT: Neighbours kept Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan grounded says soap legend Alan FletcherFrom nearby active shooters, a shocking and graphic murder and a gory brothel death, let’s take a look at some of the off-camera drama that rivals even the soap’s most unbelievable storylines…Cast and crew were stunned when a man was charged with murdering his parents following the discovery of their bodies in the same area the show films its scenes.Homicide detectives charged 32-year-old Brett Anthony Smith of Vermont South with two counts of murder after his parents, Michael and Kim Smith, were found dead in their home.The couple, both in their early 60s, were found in the upstairs bedroom still in their pyjamas and with significant injuries.Brett was eventually dubbed unfit to stand trial after claiming he was a manifestation of God.The court heard Smith believed the trial was part of a conspiracy that his parents, who he believed to be terrorists, were part of.Psychiatric reports found Smith, who suffers from chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was unfit to plead to the charges.Back in 2015 the set was left terrified after a shooter in a nearby shopping centre opened fire and was on the loose.Police were called after an 18-year-old was shot at close range in the upper body with a shotgun after a fight erupted outside Vermont South Shopping Centre.The victim was taken.