Violent clash erupts between Yes and No voters at polling booth in Queensland – with man rushed to hospital
A heated confrontation between Yes and No supporters at an early voting centre for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum has resulted in one man being hospitalised and another arrested.
The confrontation, initially a shouting match, escalated into a violent incident at the North Ipswich early voting centre.
Police claim that at around 11:30 am on October 3rd, a 30-year-old man engaged in a verbal argument with a 65-year-old man, which later turned physical when the younger man assaulted the older individual.
Early voting has opened at centres across Australia for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum with a confrontation breaking out at one Queensland centre (file image of an early polling centre in NSW on Monday)
‘It will be further alleged the Raceview man initially left the scene before returning a short time later, where he was taken into police custody,’ a police spokesman said.
He has since been charged with serious assault and is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on November 17.
The 65-year-old man was taken to Ipswich Hospital for treatment.
The elderly man is understood to have suffered serious head injuries.
More to follow.
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