AOBH charge, Hervey Bay

Police have charged a 51-year-old local man after the alleged assault of a child in Hervey Bay this morning.

Just before midday, the man allegedly punched a boy aged about 12 months old as they were walking along Old Maryborough Road at Pialba.

It is believed the boy sustained facial bruising and was transported to Hervey Bay hospital.

The man has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and is due to appear in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on July 18.

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