Mackay man charged with assault and wilful damage of police property
A man helping police in their investigation following the death of Suzanne Ruth Scott has been charged with unrelated offences.
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A Mackay man helping police with their investigating after the death of Suzanne Ruth Scott at Finch Hatton has been charged with unrelated offences.
Matthew Owen Woodcock, 37, is remanded in custody on four offences including assault and wilful damage of police property at Finch Hatton in the Mackay region.
Ms Scott, 69, died following an incident at her Boulder St home in the late afternoon on July 4.
It is alleged her body was then driven to a Zahmel St address about 6pm where she was pronounced dead.
The tragedy has shocked the small Pioneer Valley community.
Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Eaton said a man had been remanded in custody on other offences unrelated to their homicide investigation.
The Mackay Criminal Investigation Branch officer in charge said the charges related to an incident that had occurred earlier that day at another address on Boulder Rd and “not in relation to the woman’s death”.
No charges have been laid in relation to Ms Scott’s death.
However he said police were investigating if there was a link between the two incidents.
It is alleged Mr Woodcock was at both Boulder Rd addresses that day and Senior Sergeant Eaton said police did not believe any third party was involved.
Mr Woodcock, whose case was mentioned in Mackay Magistrates court last week, is charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and two counts of wilful damage and the same address of Boulder Rd at Finch Hatton on July 4.
He is further charged with wilful damage of police property at Zahmel St also on July 4.
It is alleged he damaged the window of a police vehicle.
No bail application was made and he was remanded in custody.
The matter was listed for mention later this month.
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