A 57-year old man has been charged with murder after another man died following an alleged assault.

Police were called to a home on Torquay Tce in the suburb of Torquay in Hervey Bay, Queensland , about 2.37pm on Thursday after reports of a disturbance between a group of people.

Upon arrival, officers found a 40-year-old man conscious but in critical condition.

“Unfortunately and tragically, that 40-year-old male passed away at the scene whilst being treated by QAS,” Wide Bay Burnett Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said.

The victim sustained “one-force injuries” consistent with physical assault, caused by a weapon.

“It’s not an edged weapon and it’s not a firearm, we believe it was some sort of baton or a piece of pole or something similar,” he said.

“However, we have not

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