- Man charged with murder on Saturday
- Guy Haymes died from his injuries in February
A man has been charged with murder after a popular surfer was found with head injuries in a unit before dying in hospital.
Police were called to a unit on Pittwater Road in Manly, on Sydney’s northern beaches, where Guy Haymes, 59, was found with serious head injuries on February 27.
He was treated at the scene but died in hospital fifteen days later.
Detectives immediately launched an investigation into the death.
A 41-year-old man was arrested in Greenacre, west of Sydney, on Saturday night.
Police were called to a unit on Pittwater Road in Manly, on Sydney’s northern beaches, where Guy Haymes (pictured), 59, was allegedly assaulted on February 27.
He was charged with murder, two counts of taking or detaining a person with intent to obtain advantage, taking/detaining a person with intent to obtain advantage and taking or detaining a person occasioning actual bodily harm.
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
Mr Haymes was a popular surfer known between the northern beaches of Sydney and Wollongong and had earned the nickname “Creature”.
He grew up learning to surf on the northern beaches with his family, who are all popular in the local surf scene.
He is considered part of a small group of locals who started surfing at Avalon Beach, which is now one of Sydney’s most popular spots.
Haymes was a popular surfer known between the northern beaches of Sydney and Wollongong and had earned the nickname “Creature”.
Police suspect she knew her attacker.
His brother, Mark Haymes, said the mysterious death had left him empty.
“Guy was fun, sociable and got along with everyone,” he told reporters Thursday.
“With my children, he was always a very good guy, they loved him.
“Why anyone would really want to hurt someone as much as they did… that’s the hardest part to figure out.”
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