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BREAKINGMaryborough, Queensland

Murder charge, Maryborough West

Queensland Police·

Where: Slaughterhouse Road, Maryborough, the street the release names · See the street on the map

Murder charge, Maryborough West
Maryborough, Queensland · Queensland Police
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The release

Police have charged a man following the sudden death of another man in Maryborough West on 7 October.

At approximately 6.52am, police and emergency services were called to Slaughterhouse Road to reports a man had been located unresponsive.

Upon police arrival, the 41-year-old Maryborough man was declared deceased, and a crime scene was established.

A 45-year-old Maryborough man has since been charged with one count of murder.

He is due to face Maryborough Magistrates Court today, 21 October.

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▼ 7.9% Assault offence occurrence has decreased by 7.9% since September 2026.

▼ 8.6% Drugs offence occurrence has decreased by 8.6% since September 2026.

▲ 3.5% Theft offence occurrence has increased by 3.5% since September 2026.

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This report is from Queensland Police. Read their full release: mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/10/21/murder-charge-maryboro…

Crime in the Fraser Coast council area

Fraser Coast is a council area in Queensland with about 122,924 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 115th of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by homicide (79th percentile), assault (52nd percentile), robbery (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.

Violent
1,254 per 100k
Property
4,366 per 100k
Break-ins
561 per 100k
Theft
2,303 per 100k

See the full Fraser Coast crime profile

2017-18: 748 per 100,0002018-19: 671 per 100,0002019-20: 721 per 100,0002020-21: 891 per 100,0002021-22: 1,264 per 100,0002022-23: 1,208 per 100,0002023-24: 1,228 per 100,0002024-25: 1,246 per 100,0002025-26: 1,254 per 100,0002026-27: 283 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Fraser Coast, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 62% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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