Grievous bodily harm, Mackay
An 18-year-old man has been charged following an incident in which a 72-year-old man was critically injured after an object was thrown at his vehicle in Mackay this morning.
Police will allege around 4am the man was driving on Glenella Connection Road when a man threw the object at the four-wheel-drive, causing the windscreen to shatter.
The man sustained facial injuries from the shattered glass and immediately stopped his vehicle. It will further be alleged a man then approached the vehicle before further assaulting him.
He sustained severe head and facial injuries and was transported to the Townsville Hospital where he remains.
An 18-year-old man was charged with endangering the safe use of vehicles, grievous bodily harm and robbery.
He is scheduled to appear in the Mackay Magistrates Court on Monday.
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