Cairns Detectives have charged a man with murder following the suspicious death of a man at Mooroobool yesterday.
Officers were initially called to a Lotus Place address around 1.40pm where they located a 76-year-old local man deceased.
A 51-year-old man who is known to the man was located at a Whitfield residence a short time later.
He has since been charged with one count of murder (domestic violence offence) and is expected to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court tomorrow, December 11.
Earlier release:
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