Man found dead on residential patio succumbed to injuries from Gold Coast hotel fight: police
Detectives believe a man who was found dead on a residential patio on Saturday morning succumbed to injuries he suffered in a fight at a Gold Coast hotel.
Police confirmed three crime scenes had been declared in relation to the investigation - the house where the body was found, as well as a local hotel and park where the fight was thought to have taken place overnight.
The Mudgeeraba house where the 21-year-old's body was found.
Photo: Isabelle Mullen - TwitterThe body of the 21-year-old man was found on the back patio of a Mudgeeraba house just before 10am on Saturday by the occupants of the home.
Investigators cordoned off part of Soma Court and declared the area a crime scene after deciding the man's death was suspicious.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed that detectives had established two further crime scenes at the Wallaby Hotel and adjacent Rotary Park in Mudgeeraba.
Detective Inspector Marc Hogan said investigations suggested the victim was involved in a fight at the hotel about 10.30pm on Friday with a group of seven men. It is believed the fight spilt out into the adjacent Rotary Park.
After the fight, Inspector Hogan said the victim returned to the Wallaby Hotel with friends and continued drinking before heading home.
Police said the victim drank more at his home before being found dead the following morning.
Investigations were continuing.