Murder charge, Gladstone

Detectives have charged a 45-year-old man with murder following their investigations into the suspicious death of a 22-year-old man in Gladstone early this morning.

Around 3.20am police responded to reports of an alleged altercation between two men at a residence on Elizabeth Street, resulting in a 22-year-old man receiving a stab wound to his chest.

The man passed away as a result of the injury.

A 45-year-old South Gladstone man has been charged with murder and is due to appear in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on December 7.

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