Update 1: Homicide investigation, Fernvale

The release

Detectives from Ipswich Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 45-year-old woman following the death of a 50-year-old man in Fernvale overnight, 27 September.

Around 5:55pm, emergency services were called to Stoneywood Street after reports that a vehicle had struck a man.

A 50-year-old Fernvale man was located unresponsive and declared deceased at the scene.

A crime scene was declared, and a woman, known to the man, was taken into custody at the scene.

Following investigations police have charged a 45-year-old Fernvale woman with one count each of murder (domestic violence) and disqualified driving.

She has been remanded in custody to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court, tomorrow 29 September.

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