Pubgoer dies two days after ‘being PUSHED at a bar and hitting his head on the ground’
- The injured man, 53, was found unresponsive at a Coffs Harbour unit on Monday
- NSW Police were told he was pushed by another man at a pub on Saturday
- Man, 44, was arrested at Woolgoolga on Tuesday and charged with assault
A man has been charged with assault after another man died two days after he was shoved and hit his head at a pub on the NSW Mid-North Coast.
The injured man, 53, was found unresponsive at a Coffs Harbour unit around 12.30pm on Monday and declared dead at the scene.
NSW Police were told he was pushed by another man at a pub on Saturday, causing him to fall and hit his head on the concrete floor.
A 44-year-old man was arrested at Woolgoolga on Tuesday and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The man was refused bail to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Wednesday.
A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of the 53-year-old man’s death and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
A man has been charged with assault after another man died two days after he was shoved and hit his head at a pub on the NSW Mid-North Coast (stock)
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