Update 2: Serious Assault, Mareeba

Detectives have charged two men in relation to the alleged serious assault of a man at the Mareeba Rodeo Grounds, Kerribee Park on Wednesday night (July 10).

A 23-year-old Hillcrest man was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm and is due to re-appear in Cairns Magistrates Court today. He first appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court on July 13.

A 26-year-old Beenleigh man was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court today.

Around midnight last Wednesday night, following an altercation, a man was allegedly assaulted and located unconscious at the rodeo grounds on Mareeba Dimbulah Road.

The victim, a 35-year-old man from Ayr, is currently in the Townsville Hospital in a critical condition.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Quote this reference number: QP1901329520.