Man charged with murder after allegedly throwing man off balcony in Brisbane
A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly throwing a man off a balcony in Brisbane's south. The elderly man who died had recently been treated for cancer.
Category
đŸ“º
TVTranscript
00:00 An allegedly unprovoked attack on an elderly man.
00:05 Police say 74-year-old Michael Thomas Chessworth was enjoying a quiet Sunday when he opened
00:10 the door to 49-year-old Raymond Binge and an argument broke out.
00:15 During the course of that disagreement, we allege the 49-year-old man has physically
00:22 picked up the deceased and thrown him head first over the railing onto the concrete.
00:30 It was a three and a half metre fall below.
00:32 Mr Thomas didn't survive.
00:35 Police arrested Mr Binge at a nearby unit he was visiting.
00:38 They allege he'd been going door to door demanding things from residents.
00:42 This is an attack on an elderly man enjoying a Sunday afternoon with his wife.
00:49 Mr Chessworth was known to those who live in this complex affectionately as Skip.
00:53 Neighbours say he'd recently been treated for lung cancer.
00:56 People here are remembering him fondly.
00:58 Kept himself, happy-go-lucky guy.
01:00 You know, very quiet.
01:03 He wasn't well.
01:04 But he was well liked.
01:07 He's a quiet man.
01:08 He's well known within the unit complex and certainly well liked.
01:14 This is a tragedy for all those people that do know him.
01:18 While they're shocked about the circumstances of Mr Chessworth's death, residents say they're
01:23 not surprised.
01:24 The Longer area is pretty well known around here for being a pretty eventful place.
01:28 There's been a few altercations going on, you know.
01:30 So it's not an isolated incident.
01:32 The matter will return to the Brisbane Magistrates Court next week.
01:35 [BLANK_AUDIO]