Police charge man over alleged murder of Jordan Hay after Woodstock death in December 2024
A Townsville man has been charged with the alleged murder of Jordan Hay after an investigation into his death. Find out more.
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A 26-year-old Gulliver man has been charged over the alleged murder of Jordan Hay in December last year.
Jordan, 21, was found in the back seat of his Subaru Forester on the rural Webb Rd, Woodstock, by a passer by about 8.45am on Saturday, December 14.
Queensland Police confirmed that the Gulliver man was charged with murder on February 11 following investigations by the Townsville Criminal Investigation Branch and the Homicide Investigation Unit.
Police will allege the man was known to Jordan.
He appeared in Townsville Magistrates Court on February 11 and has been remanded in custody, until his next appearance in Townsville Magistrates Court on June 13.
Police continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward, especially if they had seen two caucasian males travelling in a 2003 Subaru Forester travelling on Webb Rd or Dingo Park Rd areas near Woodstock on the night of Friday December 12 and the morning of Saturday December 13.
During the investigation, police and the SES conducted a “emu search” on Webb Road for a murder weapon or other evidence that may have been discarded from the vehicle.
A friend of Jordan Hay previously described him as “lovely young man” who worked as a “cellar man” at a high-profile entertainment venue in the Townsville CBD.
“He had his head in the right space and he was heading in the right direction,” the friend said.
“He was a good, honest kid; he was what you want kids to be. When he’d have his knock-off drink he used to come over (to the Hotel Herbert) and have a yarn with us for an hour or two while he was waiting for a lift home (from family members).
“On Fridays, while waiting for his lift home, he’d come over about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and have knock-off drinks until about 5.30 and we would share laughs and stories and what have you.”
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
Quote this reference number: QP2402146196
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