Police have extradited and charged a man over the alleged fatal assault of another man in Tweed Heads last week.

About 3:15am Sunday, 24 November 2024, emergency services were called to William Street, Tweed Heads South, following reports of an assault.

Officers attached to Tweed/Byron Police District attended and found an unconscious man lying on the ground outside a home.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man; however, he died at the scene.

The man has since been identified as a 39-year-old Tweed Heads man.

Police established a crime scene, and detectives commenced an investigation into the incident with the assistance of the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad under Strike Force Mantung.

Following investigations, strike force detectives – with assistance from Queensland Police Service officers – arrested a 48-year-old man in Kirra, Queensland, about 3.30am today (Saturday, 30 November 2024).

He was taken to Southport, Queensland, where he was extradited to NSW before being taken to Tweed Heads Police Station.

The man was charged with assault causing death.

He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Bail Court tomorrow (Sunday, 1 December 2024).