Woman dies from brain injuryies at pub fight

The Courier Mail

Amy Price

july 17,2015

 

A WOMAN who tried to break up a fight outside a pub in small Queensland town has died in hospital.

Police say the 55-year-old woman was seriously injured when she tried to intervene in a fight between two men at the Aramac Hotel in Aramac, a tiny outback town near Longreach, on Saturday night.

The scuffle occurred out the front of the pub about 9.15pm.

The woman, a bystander, received head injuries and was flown from Barcaldine Hospital to Townsville later that night.

This morning she died in Townsville as a result of her injuries.

Police are continuing to investigate.

Numerous witnesses came forward but police are calling for anyone who witnessed the assault to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.