Murder charges, Coorparoo
Detectives have charged three teenage boys with murder following ongoing investigations into the death of Gregory Gardner in Coorparoo in early 2017.
A roommate of Mr Gardner arrived home at their Ellis Street address on January 15 to find the 55-year-old man deceased on a mattress in the lounge room.
It will be alleged by police that around 2.30am on January 10 Mr Gardner was approached by four boys at the intersection of Logan Road and Montague Street in Greenslopes.
He was then allegedly assaulted by the group and had property stolen before the boys fled the scene.
Mr Gardner sustained cuts and bruising to the head and was transported to hospital. He later self-discharged from the facility.
At the time, three boys were subsequently arrested and charged with offences including robbery with violence and assault occasioning bodily harm.
It is further alleged that Mr Gardner passed away at his home on January 15 as a result of his injuries.
Operation Papa Bugle was commenced and as a result Dutton Park detectives and the Homicide Investigation Unit today charged three boys from the Logan area aged 16, 15 and 14-years-old, with murder.
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Source: Brisbane Crime Alert
