{"id":698851,"date":"2026-05-27T23:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/698851\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T23:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:44:13","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-after-multiple-alleged-assaults-in-childers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/698851\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder after multiple alleged assaults in Childers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly attacking several people at Childers, south of Bundaberg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police allege one of the people, a 78-year-old North Isis man, was beaten with a metal pole and died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">On Wednesday at 2:38pm, the Bundaberg West man is alleged to have driven on Whitebridge Road, North Isis, where he exited his car and punched the man, a pedestrian, in the head before hitting him with a metal pole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The pedestrian sustained critical injuries and died at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Men in blue uniforms standing on a road.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/638a037584e2f55cdc4fdf073b05b13b.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police have declared three crime scenes in Childers, 300 km north of Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A short time earlier, about 2:30pm, police allege the man was driving a Subaru Liberty on North Street, Childers, when he allegedly reversed into a Mitsubishi Pajero, deliberately crashing the cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police say the Mitsubishi driver, a 65-year-old Howard man, exited his car before the Subaru driver allegedly reversed into him, got out of the car, then allegedly punched him several times before leaving the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A police car parked on a road lined with trees. \" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20a62a28343b6a4a1a59f6bfe863dccf.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A crime scene has been declared at Whitebridge Road in North Isis.\u00a0 (ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police allege the man also drove to Crescent Street at the intersection of Lord Street in Childers and assaulted a 66-year-old man.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police tape on a road in front of a police tent. \" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/94dca4de3a8573ca53a3ec3162066422.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police allege the man was involved in multiple traffic crashes.\u00a0 (ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The man was restrained by members of the public and arrested by officers a short time later, police say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Earlier on Wednesday, about 1:45 pm, police also allege the man was involved in another crash on the Bruce Highway at Glenorchy, about 70km south of Childers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police allege the man deliberately reversed into a Tesla before verbally abusing the Tesla driver and driving off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police tape in front of a road with a yellow shed on the right. \" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/72a25d057d8db8882308fd717492218a.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police say the alleged victims were not known to the man.\u00a0 (ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">None of the people attacked were believed to be known to the man, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The 36-year-old has been charged with one count of murder, one of attempt to murder, acts intended to maim\/disfigure\/disable, dangerous operation of a vehicle and evasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He will appear at Gladstone Magistrates Court via video link on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly attacking several people at Childers, south of 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