Warwick man Dwayne Thomas Andrew Watts, accused of killing Mark Ireland, faces Toowoomba Supreme Court

The then 30-year-old is accused of killing the 54-year-old man with a ’long bladed weapon’ at a Warwick residence.

A Warwick man charged with murder arising from the death of a 54-year-old man police claim was struck with a sword is not expected to face trial until 2024.

Dwayne Thomas Andrew Watts, 31, had his case briefly mentioned in Toowoomba Supreme

Court on Wednesday, July 26.

Dwayne Thomas Andrew Watts, 33, is charged with murder. Picture: Facebook

Police claim the then 30-year-old killed fellow Warwick man Mark Ireland with a “long-bladed weapon” during an altercation at a Hope St, Warwick, home in September 2020.

Mr Watts was not required to be in court for the mention of his matter on Wednesday but was represented by his barrister Jessica Goldie who told the court some matters pertaining to the case were still being discussed with the Crown.

Ms Goldie said should those matters be resolved it was possible a trial could be heard in the November sittings of the Supreme Court at Toowoomba but it was more likely the matter would be put over to February 2024.

The trial was estimated to run for about five days, she said.

Justice Susan Brown adjourned the case to the next call-over of Supreme Court matters in November.