Grant Allen Q Oldfield pleads not guilty to murder
ACT Police say a man has been charged with murder following the death of a 68-year-old man less than 11 hours after he checked himself out of hospital, despite suffering head injuries.
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A Kambah man has been charged with murder after a 68-year-old man died following a disturbance.
Grant Allen Q Oldfield, 49, faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.
Police allege Mr Oldfield murdered 68-year-old Kambah man Douglas Arthur Creek who was found dead on Sunday.
A statement from ACT Policing says officers were called to a Kambah residence about 1.30am on Saturday following reports of a disturbance.
Police found Mr Creek with head injuries, and he gave officers an “explanation of the cause of his injuries, which did not disclose an offence.”
He was taken to hospital by ACT Ambulance Service paramedics for treatment.
Mr Creek later checked himself out of hospital at 12.25pm Saturday afternoon.
At 11.30am on Sunday, police received another report and were told Mr Creek could not be contacted.
Officers attended Mr Creek’s residence and found him dead.
An investigation was launched and about 11.30pm Mr Oldfield was arrested in Kambah.
He did not apply for bail and bail was formally refused by Special Magistrate Jane Campbell on Monday.
Mr Oldfield will be remanded in custody until April 4 where he will appear in court for a pre-hearing mention.
Detective Acting Superintendent Callum Hughes fronted members of the media on Monday urging anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers.
When asked if the men knew each other Det Hughes said “ the full circumstances surrounding their relationship will be subject to our investigation.”
Det Hughes said there were “a number of injuries to the head,”
“While we are still going through the early stages of the investigation, part of that will include a full investigation of his injuries.”
When asked if there was a potential motive to the crime, Det Hughes said that question would form part of the investigation.
People with information about the incident are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website quoting reference number 7019104
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