Man Charged Over Alleged Savage Attack In Burleigh Heads

A man has been charged over the savage attack on another man in Burleigh Heads last month.

Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Detectives have charged a 19-year-old man with grievous bodily harm over an alleged violent altercation in late September.

According to police, the 19-year-old Tweed Heads man and a 23-year-old Palm Beach man entered into an argument out the front of a takeaway food shop along the Gold Coast Highway at around 1AM on September 25.

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Police have alleged that the 19-year-old man punched the 23-year-old man in the face causing serious injuries including missing teeth. 

The Palm Beach man was later hospitalised and forced to undergo surgery for a broken jaw.

Following a media appeal, the 19-year-old turned himself into police at Broadbeach Police Station on Thursday morning and has since been charged with grievous bodily harm.

The Tweed Heads man is set to face Southport Magistrates Court on Friday, November 4.

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