Update – Serious assault, Rockhampton

A 32-year-old Lakes Creek man has died following an alleged assault which left him in a critical condition in Rockhampton last week.

Shortly before 10pm on January 28, two men known to each other became involved in an altercation at a Mackay Street house.

It will be alleged one of the men used a wooden chair handle to hit the other man in the head causing significant injuries.

A 32-year-old Lakes Creek man was transported to the Rockhampton Hospital where he died yesterday afternoon.

A 35-year-old Lakes Creek man was charged on January 29 with one count of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.

Investigations into the man’s death are ongoing.