Update: Attempted murder, Noosa Heads
Police have charged a 45-year-old man with attempted murder and other offences after a woman was seriously assaulted at Noosa Heads this morning.
It will be alleged around 4.40am police were advised of a disturbance at a Wyandra Street residence where a man was armed and making serious threats.
The man allegedly fled the scene on a motorcycle before police arrived and discovered a woman had been seriously assaulted at the residence.
The woman was transported in a stable condition to Nambour General Hospital with head and neck injuries.
It will further be alleged the man approached a male driver of a vehicle on Eumundi Noosa Road at Eumundi before producing a firearm and driving away in the four-wheel-drive.
Around 6am the man allegedly crashed the stolen vehicle into a fuel tank at a service station on Eumundi Noosa Road at Doonan.
A 45-year-old Noosa Heads man has been charged with one count each of attempted murder, armed robbery, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a category ‘H’ handgun; and two counts of wilful damage.
He is due to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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