Police claim Zachary James Howson glassed a man, 22, in a Noosa bar incident

A 24-year-old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a man was allegedly glassed and thrown on his head at a Noosa bar.

Zachary James Howson is accused of causing a person grievous bodily harm in Noosa. Picture: Laura Pettigrew

A 24-year-old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a man was allegedly glassed at a Noosa bar.

Zachary James Howson was on Tuesday charged with causing grievous bodily harm to another in Noosa Heads on September 5.

Mr Howson was originally charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.

Police prosecutor Pedau Grabbe said police wouldn’t be offering any evidence in relation to the assault occasioning bodily harm charge and asked for it to be substituted with the grievous bodily harm matter.

In a previous interview Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Pete Hocken said an alleged victim, 22, of Cooroy, sustained facial fractures after allegedly being glassed and “thrown on his head” at the Little Sister Cafe and Bar.

Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Mansfield on Wednesday confirmed the alleged facts of the matter would stay the same despite the charge being altered.

Solicitor Brenton King told Noosa Magistrates Court on Tuesday the matter would need to be committed to the district court.

He said he understood forensic testing being done in relation to the case would take between two to three months.

Magistrate Graham Hillan adjourned the matter to December 7 for a committal mention.

Mr Howson was released on bail.

Originally published as Police claim Zachary James Howson glassed a man, 22, in a Noosa bar incident