Community & Business

3 December, 2021

Watsonville murder change

A 32-YEAR-OLD Watsonville man has been charged with murder following the death of a 35-yearold man on 23 November.

Police were called to an address in West Bischoff Road, Watsonville at around 3.50pm after a man was allegedly shot once in the chest following a disturbance with a second man. 

Officers located the 35-year-old deceased at the scene and arrested and charged Ashley Fornier who appeared in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on 24 November.

He was remanded in custody until 31 January when he will appear for a committal mention. 

Detective Acting Inspector Tony Law said it would be alleged the man was shot with a rifle. 

He said there were three or four other occupants at the man’s home at the time and one of them called police. “It was a single shot to the chest,” Det Acting Insp Law said.

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