UPDATE: Murder charge, Mackay
A 72-year-old man has died following an incident yesterday morning at West Mackay.
Police will allege the man was travelling on Glenella Connection Road when an object was thrown at his four-wheel-drive, causing the windscreen to shatter.
He sustained facial injuries from the shattered glass and immediately stopped his vehicle. Police will further allege a man then approached the vehicle and assaulted him.
The man sustained severe head and facial injuries and was transported to the Mackay Base Hospital and later transferred to the Townville Base Hospital where he died this afternoon.
As a result of the man’s death, an 18-year-old Slade Point man has had a previous charge of grievous bodily harm upgraded to murder.
He is scheduled to appear before the Mackay Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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