A dangerous and wanted man has died in hospital after an alleged assault and citizen’s arrest involving two men at Bray Park, near Murwillumbah last week.
Tweed-Byron Police confirmed with The Echo that the man was Vaughn Cummings.
Cummings had been on the run for several months over multiple outstanding warrants.
Alerts were issued across communities including Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads and Upper Main Arm, with police warning the public not to approach him.
Police said in a statement that around 4.30am on Wednesday 8 April, emergency services were called to a home on Bellevue Avenue, Bray Park, following reports of a man acting suspiciously.
‘Officers from Tweed-Byron Police Area Command attended and found a man suffering serious injuries after being detained by two males on the footpath’.
‘The 34-year-old was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Gold Coast Hospital in a critical condition.
‘A crime scene was established, and detectives have commenced an investigation into the incident under Strike Force Raison.
‘A number of people were spoken to at the scene and are assisting police with their inquiries’, they said. Cummings died in hospital on Friday 10 April, said police. ‘Investigations under Strike Force Raison are ongoing’.
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