Man dies after alleged assault outside Gympie Hotel, Qld
Police have revealed an alleged motive behind a shocking early morning incident which has left a man dead.
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Police are investigating whether two men will be charged with murder over a shocking alleged bashing in the centre of Gympie which has left a man dead.
The 41-year-old, from Lagoon Pocket, suffered critical head injuries in the alleged assault which police said happened at 2am Sunday about 20m from the Queenslander Hotel in Mary St and outside the city’s Toyworld shop.
Police believe he knew the two men arrested over the incident.
It is alleged he was punched and fell, hitting his head on the road, and then continued to be assaulted as he lay on the ground.
Bystanders were forced to perform CPR on the man as they waited for paramedics to arrive.
He was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment, but died shortly after 5am on Monday.
Police have arrested and charged two Gympie men, a 24-year-old man and a 21-year old with grievous bodily harm.
They were due to appear in Gympie Magistrates Court Monday afternoon.
At a press conference held Monday morning, acting Wide Bay Burnett Detective Inspector Wade Lee said the three men were known to each other and it was an “isolated event”.
“The investigation to-date has established there is a dispute over moneys owed,” Inspector Lee said.
Investigators were exploring whether the alleged incident started at the hotel, he said.
The 24-year-old was arrested at a Horseshoe Bend in the hours following the alleged assault, and the 21-year-old was arrested “over subsequent days”.
Inspector Lee said police are now “considering charges of murder”.
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He urged the community to remember the message that “one punch can kill”.
“We’ve seen alcohol-fuelled violence which has ultimately destroyed a number of lives,” he said.
Police are seeking any witnesses to the alleged assault of people who may have dashcam footage of it, including in relation to the allegations the assault continued while the man was on the ground
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