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Qld Police charge 26-year-old Gulliver man with murder following horror discovery in Woodstock

A man has been charged with murder after police discovered the body of a 21-year-old man on the back seat of a car.

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A man has been charged with murder two months after the body of a 21-year-old man was found on the back seat of a car.

Queensland Police were initially following reports the 21-year-old man from Vincent was found unresponsive in a silver 2003 Subaru Forester on Webb Rd, Woodstock, south of Townsville, about 8.45am on December 14.

Police are appealing for anyone who may have saw this car on Friday, December 13 or Saturday, December 14 to come forward.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have saw this car on Friday, December 13 or Saturday, December 14 to come forward.

The man was declared dead at the scene, and police seized the car for forensic examination, believing the death was suspicious.

Police have since charged a 26-year-old Gulliver man with murder.

A man has been charged with the murder of a 21-year-old Vincent man. Picture: Supplied
A man has been charged with the murder of a 21-year-old Vincent man. Picture: Supplied

Police will allege in court the two men were known to each other.

The 26-year-old man appeared in Townsville Magistrates Court on Tuesday and has been remanded in custody.

He will next appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on June 13.

Police continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

Originally published as Qld Police charge 26-year-old Gulliver man with murder following horror discovery in Woodstock

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