Update 2– Grievous bodily harm charge, Mooloolaba

Detectives from the Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch investigating an alleged assault that occurred in Mooloolaba on New Year’s Day have charged a man with grievous bodily harm.

Police will allege that around 4am on January 1 a 38-year-old Little Mountain man was outside a kebab shop on the The Esplanade when he was punched in the face multiple times.

He was taken to hospital where he was treated for serious facial injuries.

A 28-year-old from Parrearra is due to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on February 6.

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