Boggabilla: Teen charged after allegedly bitting ear off man
Media Release
A teenager has been charged after allegedly biting the ear off a man during a fight at Boggabilla in the state’s far north yesterday.
About 4.45am (Saturday 30 April 2016), Police will allege a 17-year-old teen and a 44-year-old man became involved in a fight on Brown Street following an earlier incident.
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A large portion of the man’s left ear lobe was bitten off during the fight.
The man returned to a nearby house and was assisted to Goondiwindi Hospital for treatment.
Boggabilla Police were informed of the incident and commenced investigations into the incident.
A short time later, officers attended Merriwa Street and arrested a 17-year-old teen.
He was taken to Boggabilla Police Station and charged with cause grievous bodily harm to person with intent.
The teen was refused bail to appear before a children’s court today (Sunday 1 May 2016).