Disturbing details emerge about why a man allegedly cut off another man’s leg with a SAW and left him to bleed to death – leading to a murder charge
- 36-year-old allegedly used a circular saw to amputate the leg of a 66-year-old
- Cops say the two men drove to the park at 4am before the alleged amputation
- The injured man was discovered by passers-by 30 minutes later, but he died
A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly sawed his friend’s leg off as part of an ‘arrangement’.
The 36-year-old allegedly used a circular saw to amputate the leg of a 66-year-old man at Fitzgerald Park in Innisfail, Far North Queensland, at 4am on Saturday.
Passers-by found him half an hour later and alerted emergency workers, but he died of his injuries.
Pictured is Fitzgerald Park in Innisfail, Queensland, where a man allegedly sawed off the leg of another man and left him bleed to death
‘Police will allege these two people were known to each other, the nature of that relationship is forming part of our investigations,’ Detective Acting Inspector Gary Hunter said.
‘Police also believe there was an arrangement between the two people for the amputation of the leg.’
Detectives believe the men drove to the park together before 4am and sat under a tree.
About 20 minutes later, the 36-year-old allegedly cut the older man’s leg off under the knee before helping him back into the car and leaving on foot.
On Sunday, police found at a home in Innisfail at about 12pm on Sunday and charged him with one count of murder.
He will appear in court on Monday.
Police are appealing for information or anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage.
Police are appealing for information or anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage to come forward
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