Elderly man charged after allegedly attempting to strangle woman
An 86-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to strangle a woman in Ipswich yesterday.
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An 86-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to strangle a woman in Ipswich yesterday.
Police say the man, from Bracken Ridge in north Brisbane, tried to strangle a 33-year-old woman who is known to him at an address in Eastern Heights at 6.30pm.
A neighbour heard a disturbance at the home and called police, who arrested the man at the scene.
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He has been charged with attempted murder (domestic violence) and is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court today.
The woman, from Eastern Heights, suffered no visible injuries.
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