Man charged with murder
UPDATE: Police have charged a Mareeba man with murder after the death of an elderly man on a rural property at Mt Carbine, northwest of Cairns.
The body of the victim, 88, was found yesterday on the remote bush property, Curraghmore Station, by Mareeba police acting on a tip-off.
Police also charged the 58-year-old suspect with possession of a weapon.
He is due to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates' Court today.
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Investigation: Police near the Mt Carbine property where a man's body was found yesterday. Picture: JENNIFER ELIOT
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