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Ipswich man charged with murder following fatal stabbing on Gold Coast

March 12, 2024 9:31 am in by

UPDATE|

Gold Coast Detectives have charged a 23-year-old man with murder following investigations into a homicide that occurred at Hope Island yesterday, March 11.

The 23-year-old Redbank Plains man was taken into custody at a Santa Monica Boulevard, Hope Island address around 5:30pm.

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He has since been charged with murder.

He was refused police bail and is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court today, March 12.

EARLIER|

Police have taken two men into custody in relation to a homicide that occurred at Hope Island today, March 11.

At approximately 2.20pm, police were called to a shopping centre carpark at Santa Barbara Road following reports a man had been seriously assaulted.

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Emergency services attempted to revive the man; however, he was declared deceased at the scene.

Police located and arrested a 23-year-old Surfers Paradise man around 4.45pm and a 23-year-old Redbank Plains man around 5.30pm in a nearby area.

Both men were known to the victim and there is no threat to the public.

Investigations are continuing.

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