Grievous bodily harm charge, Croydon

Police have charged a 43-year-old man following investigations into an incident in which a 22-year-old man was seriously injured at Croydon on Friday night.

It will be alleged around 11pm two men were involved in a physical altercation outside a hotel on Sircom Street.

During the altercation, a 22-year-old man was allegedly struck in the head and subsequently fell to the ground.

He was airlifted to the Cairns Base Hospital with head injuries. He is currently in a stable condition.

A 50-year-old local man has been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in Georgetown Magistrates Court on April 9.

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