Man found dead in 'brutal and violent' attack at Brisbane shopping centre

Detectives are investigating nan "brutal and violent" decease of a man extracurricular a shopping centre successful Brisbane.

A personnel of nan nationalist called officers to nan centre connected Trevally Crescent successful Manly West soon astir 2.17am today.

A man successful his 40s was recovered pinch captious injuries and was declared dormant soon later.

Detective Inspector Wayne Francis told nan media this day that nan man appeared to person suffered a "brutal and violent" attack.

"At this shape of investigation, whilst successful these early stages, we judge that nan unfortunate was connected ft anterior to nan attack," he said.

A 45-year-old man was taken into custody successful narration to different matters adjacent nan segment and is assisting constabulary pinch inquiries.

Francis said constabulary are moving to find whether nan 2 men knew each other.

"It is an progressive statement of investigation for america to comparison that event, for which he was taken into custody for, arsenic good arsenic nan [alleged] execution investigation," he said.

A ample number of constabulary are operating Manly West coming arsenic they entreaty to nan nationalist for CCTV aliases dashcam footage astir nan area betwixt 12am to 3am today.

This includes imagination of anyone stepping on Trevally Crescent, Radford Road and Miles Crescent.

"Whilst you mightiness not deliberation it shows anything, it could beryllium very compelling for us," Francis said.

Police are trying to interaction nan man's family arsenic investigations continue. 

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