Two Men Charged with Murder After Man Found Dead in South West WA
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- Two men, both in their 30s, have been charged with murder after a 29-year-old man was found with critical injuries at an Australind bus stop early Sunday morning and later died.
- The accused are scheduled to appear in Bunbury Magistrates Court.
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Two men have been charged with murder after a 29-year-old man was found dead in Australind, Western Australia, following an alleged altercation and assault with a pole.
Two men have been charged with murder after another man in his 20s was found dead in Western Australia's South West.
Police say paramedics were called to an unresponsive man with critical injuries at a bus stop in Australind, about 158 kilometres south of Perth, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The man was taken to Bunbury Hospital but was declared deceased.
Two men, both aged in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday and charged with murder on Monday morning.
Police will allege that just after 1am an altercation occurred in a car park on The Promenade in Australind.
Police say that when the 29-year-old victim walked away from the area the two accused followed him and allegedly assaulted him with a pole.
On Sunday morning police had cordoned off a large section in Australind next to The Boulevard, including a car park and two bus stops, as officers combed the area.
Two damaged cars could be seen from behind police tape in the car park of a shopping complex.
The men are set to face Bunbury Magistrates court on Monday.
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The two accused men will face Bunbury Magistrates court.
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Open Questions
- What was the motive for the altercation?
- What was the relationship between the accused and the victim?