Assault charges, Mount Isa
Police investigating an alleged assault in Mount Isa this morning have charged a 20-year-old local man.
Police were called to an apartment complex on Seventh Avenue around 4am following reports of a 50-year-old man with a laceration to his neck and facial injuries.
Police will allege the man was confronted by a man armed with a knife in a common area within the complex.
The victim was knocked to the ground and punched in the head and face several times before receiving a laceration to his neck.
He was transported to Mount Isa Base Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The 21-year-old, who was arrested at the scene, has been charged with one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm and acts intended to cause grievous harm is due to appear in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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