One-punch assault leaves one man dead, another facing kill charge
A man has died in hospital after allegedly being struck and hitting his head during a fight on Queensland’s Fraser Coast.
Aug 21, 2023, updated May 22, 2025
Queensland Police Officer. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)
The 43-year-old was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital following the assault at an intersection in Maryborough in the early hours of Saturday.
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He was later taken to hospital in Brisbane with life-threatening injuries and died on Sunday night.
The alleged attacker, a 23-year-old man, would have a charge of grievous bodily harm upgraded to unlawful striking causing death, police said.
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