Brisbane man charged with murder after allegedly throwing elderly resident off balcony

A Brisbane antheral charged with murdering an aged nonmigratory by allegedly throwing him disconnected a balcony had been aggressively going door-to-door astatine the portion complex, constabulary person alleged.

Officers attended the residence connected School Road successful the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga astir 1.40pm connected Sunday aft reports of a disturbance.

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Police alleged the 49-year-old man, who is not a nonmigratory of the complex, had been “aggressively seeking items” from units earlier knocking connected the doorway of the alleged unfortunate and his partner.

A disagreement occurred not agelong aft the 74-year-old answered the door, earlier helium was picked up and thrown disconnected the balcony head-first and fell 3.5 metres to factual below, constabulary alleged.

The 74-year-old was rushed to infirmary but died precocious connected Sunday.

Police arrested the 49-year-old soon aft the incidental astatine a adjacent unit. He has been charged with 1 number of execution and volition look successful the Brisbane magistrates tribunal connected Monday.

Queensland police’s Det Supt Andrew Massingham described the alleged onslaught arsenic “unprovoked, callous and heartless connected an aged antheral enjoying a Sunday day with his wife”.

Police are inactive interviewing residents of the lodging artifact arsenic investigations continue.