A 40-year-old man appeared in Bateman Bay Local Court Saturday in relation to the suspicious death of a Moruya man.
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About 6pm on June 19, officers were called to a unit in Evans Street, Moruya, following reports a man had died.
Police from the Far South Coast Local Area Command arrived to find the body of a 41-year-old man.
They established a crime scene which was examined by specialist forensic officers.
Officers were told the dead man had been assaulted at the location the previous day, Wednesday.
It’s alleged a 40-year-old man assaulted him and his 60-year-old male housemate at the unit before leaving.
As a result of inquiries, a 40-year-old man was arrested about 4.30pm Friday at a Moruya address.
He was taken to Batemans Bay Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The man appeared in Batemans Bay Local Court and was refused bail, to re-appear there on Monday.
A post mortem examination will be conducted to establish the cause of the man’s death.
Further charges may be considered pending the outcome of the post mortem.
Investigations are ongoing and police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
Investigators are appealing for anyone with information to contact Batemans Bay Police.