Murder charge, south of Coen
Detectives have charged a man following investigations into a sudden death near Coen early this morning.
Around 3am, two men allegedly became involved in an altercation on Peninsula Development Road, roughly 45 kilometres south of Coen, near what is known by locals as the ‘Yarrabin turn off’.
As a result of the altercation, a 41-year-old Bamaga man sustained a stab wound.
He was driven into Coen for medical treatment, where he was pronounced deceased.
A 45-year-old Umagico man has been charged with one count of murder.
He will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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