A man in custody over the death of an elderly man on Noosa’s tourist strip has been accused of assaulting another man.
The 27-year-old Gympie man has not been charged over the death of the 87-year-old on the beachfront at Hastings St, Noosa Heads, on Sunday morning.
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It has been revealed the young man may have been naked at the time.
The elderly man was found unconscious with head injuries about 6am.
Bystanders tried to help him before paramedics arrived but he died soon after.
The 27-year-old man was taken into custody without incident approximately 100m away.
It is believed the two men were not known to each other.
On Monday morning, police announced they had charged the man with the serious assault of a 69-year-old man on Hasting St.
Police allege the man was assaulted about the same time as the man who died.
The two victims are not known to each other, police believe.
Detectives have renewed their appeal for other witnesses to come forward, revealing they are interested in information about a “man who was naked”.
“Detectives from the Sunshine Coast continue to appeal for members of the public to come forward with information as they investigate the death of an 87-year-old man on a beachfront path at Noosa Heads,” police said.
“Officers are appealing to anyone who may have seen a man who was naked, or in various stages of undress, anywhere near the northern end of Hastings St or walking into the Noosa Woods pathways between 5am and 7am … to contact them.”
Detective Inspector Chris Toohey said on Sunday that the elderly victim had been on his morning walk.
“The injuries were quite severe to his face,” he said.
– With AAP