An 18-year-old man from Wonga Beach is facing one count of assault occasioning bodily harm for knocking a man out during a street fight outside a Port Douglas pub.

Police allege the young man and a 41-year-old Port Douglas man left a Macrossan Street pub just before midnight on Friday, 22 March, and were both outside the venue when the fight broke out. 

It is alleged the younger man punched the older man in the head, causing him to fall to the ground and lose consciousness.

The man was transported to Cairns hospital by ambulance where he was treated for a cut to the head and bruising as a result of the incident. 

The young man was subsequently charged by detective from Mossman on Saturday afternoon and is scheduled to appear at the Mossman Magistrates Court in April.


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