A person has been charged with homicide after allegedly sawing off one other man’s leg in a far north Queensland park as a part of an “association”.
A 66-year-old man died quickly after he was found by passers-by at Innisfail‘s Fitzgerald Park early on Saturday morning.
Police imagine he succumbed to his wounds after his leg was amputated by a 36-year-old man utilizing a round noticed owned by the 66-year-old.
“Police will allege these two folks had been recognized to one another, the extent of that relationship continues to be forming a part of our investigations,” Detective Performing Inspector Gary Hunter instructed reporters.
“Police additionally imagine there was an association between the 2 folks for the amputation of the leg.
“We will say this was not an unprovoked assault.”
Police allege the lads drove collectively to the park earlier than 4am on Saturday and sat beneath a tree.
They stated about 20 minutes later the 36-year-old allegedly minimize off the older man’s leg under the knee utilizing what's believed to be a battery-powered noticed, helped him return to the automotive after which departed on foot.
The older man was found close to the automotive at about 4.30am by two passers-by however died earlier than emergency companies arrived.
The 36-year-old man was positioned by police round midday at an Innisfail residence and was charged with one depend of homicide.
He'll seem at an Innisfail court docket on Monday.
Det Insp Hunter couldn't provide any extra particulars on the character of the alleged “association”.
“The particular causes and the association are topic to inquiries by detectives,” he stated.
He stated a police liaison officer was helping the sufferer’s devastated household.
“Throughout my 34 years as a police officer I’ve by no means skilled a state of affairs as we're offered with right here at present,” Det Insp Hunter stated.
Police are interesting for data or anybody with sprint cam or CCTV footage.
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