Naked man terrorises street on Brisbane’s bayside

A naked man armed with a beer bottle and a pair of barbecue tongs has terrorised a Brisbane street before being tasered by police.

A Wynnum street was terrorised by a naked man last week.

LAST Friday night wasn’t your typical Friday night for some Brisbane residents.

People living on Chandos St in Wynnum got an almighty fright after a naked man terrorised their street before being tasered by local police.

At 10pm on April 3, Wynnum Police received calls about a naked man allegedly behaving erratically and trying to enter houses in the usually quiet street.

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“When Police arrived they tried to speak to the man but he continued to run into the front yard of a nearby house,” Wynnum Police senior sergeant Wayne Richter said.

“When Police have cordoned off the yard, the man has walked towards them carrying a beer bottle and a pair of barbecue tongs.

“He has ignored police and continued to walk towards them in a threatening manner and officers have had deploy their taser before he was restrained and placed into the back of the police van.”

A 38-year-old man Wynnum man was charged with wilful damage and wilful exposure and will appear in the Wynnum Magistrates Court later this month.