Man initially believed to have died in car crash charged with manslaughter after gunshot wound discovery

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Police have charged a man with manslaughter after initially believing a 21-year-old had died in a car crash. The discovery of a gunshot wound during the postmortem process led to the new charges. The incident occurred at Booie, near Kingaroy.

Police announce manslaughter charge after initially believing man, 21, had died as a result of crash at Booie , near Kingaroy . The property was initially treated as a car crash fatality by police – who have now charged another man with manslaughter after the alleged discovery of a gunshot wound during the postmortem process.

Investigators initially believed a 21-year-old Nanango man died in the 21 March crash after hitting a fence pole on a private property on Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road at Booie, near Kingaroy. But after allegedly discovering a gunshot wound on his upper body, police have charged a 38-year-old Kingaroy man with one count of manslaughter and insecure storage of weapons. Police believe the 21-year-old man had arrived at the property about 11.30pm that night, and was later located in his car unconscious

Manslaughter Car Crash Gunshot Wound Charges Postmortem Booie Kingaroy

 

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