Qld man due in court over homeless death

A Townsville man is due in court on Friday over the murder of a homeless woman in the north Queensland city.

A man will face court on Friday charged with murdering a homeless woman whose body was found wrapped in a tarp beside a Townsville police station.

The 46-year-old victim was found in a laneway beside the Mundingburra Police Station on Wednesday morning.

Locals have told the ABC the woman had been sleeping there for days.

A 35-year-old man from Townsville has been charged with murder.

He's due to face the Townsville Magistrates Court on Friday morning, police said.

AAP tnf/ldj BRISBANE, Aug 16 AAP - A man will face court on Friday charged with murdering a homeless woman whose body was found wrapped in a tarp beside a Townsville police station.

The 46-year-old victim was found in a laneway beside the Mundingburra Police Station on Wednesday morning.

Locals have told the ABC the woman had been sleeping there for days.

A 35-year-old man from Townsville has been charged with murder.

He's due to face the Townsville Magistrates Court on Friday morning, police said.


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