Man charged after alleged assault in Mossman supermarket

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A man was charged in Mossman yesterday after an assault in a Front Street supermarket. IMAGE. Newsport.

A 42 year-old man was arrested for an alleged assault in a Mossman supermarket yesterday.

An investigation into the alleged assault of a 17-year-old Mossman teenager on Saturday December 9 resulted in the charges being laid.

It will be alleged the teenager was in a Front Street supermarket when he was approached by the man and punched to the head.

The teenager did not sustain any physical injury as a result of the incident, which was subsequently reported to police.

Detectives spoke with a 42-year-old Bonnie Doon man yesterday afternoon and he was charged with common assault.

He is expected to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on January 10. 


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