Man Who Died After His Leg Was Amputated Wanted It Cut Off And Even Paid For It, Cops Say

A man who died after paying a fruit picker to slice off his leg with a circular saw did so because he was suffering from a debilitating health condition.

The 66-year-old man was discovered dead outside a fish and chip restaurant in Innisfail, a town of 10,000 people south of Cairns in North Queensland, on Saturday morning.

Police have accused banana picker John Yalu, 36, of the nameless man's alleged murder, and are investigating whether he was promised $5,000 to cut off the man's leg.

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Yalu moved to Australia from Vanuatu last year and sends money home to his family from his fruit picking work.

The anonymous alleged victim had previously sought for someone to amputate his limb but had been turned down, according to Detective Acting Inspector Gary Hunter, who is leading the police inquiry.

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The accused victim was said to have a major health problem and was concerned about the status of his leg, as foot difficulties are prevalent among persons who suffer from diabetes.

The afflicted guy had urged a doctor to amputate his limb, but no medical practitioner would consent to do so, according to many locals.

The 66-year-old victim then allegedly carried his own battery-operated table saw to the banks of the Johnstone River in Innisfail about 3 a.m. last Saturday and shot himself with a sedative, according to police.

Then, according to police, Yalu, a summer fruit picker from Vanuatu who came to Australia last year, took up the saw and severed the man's left leg below the knee.

Yalu is accused of then assisting the man back to his car before fleeing the area.

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According to detectives, Yalu then returned to his adjacent boarding home, the Innisfail Accommodation hub for Non-Resident Workers, which overlooks the river bank.

The man then allegedly got out of his car and slumped in the gutter near the Innisfail Seafood business, according to police.

Two brothers in their twenties discovered him there and phoned the cops after paramedics were unable to save his life.

Inspector Hunter said' really good CCTV' footage from Innisfail recorded early Saturday morning is helping him with his investigation.

Inspector Hunter said the murdered guy was a father who resided but did not work in Innisfail, and his family was in full shock.

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Inspector Hunter arrived from Cairns at 5 a.m., reporting police were still dealing with a "quite disturbing scene" outside the fish and chip store, with "plenty of blood."

Despite the fact that 'the two males knew each other,' Insp Hunter said detectives were still attempting to figure out 'the depth of their relationship.'

Despite allegations of the guy paying $5,000 to Yalu, he said police were still 'working to ascertain whether currency was transferred.'

'No cries' were heard from the location of the suspected amputation, according to police, and the neighborhood 'had been quite calm.'

According to Inspector Hunter, the deceased guy was not from Queensland and had resided in several states before arriving in Innisfail.

The corpse, automobile, and circular saw of the accused victim are still being examined by forensic officers.

Yalu remained in police custody on Tuesday after being denied bail earlier this week.

While on remand until his next court appearance in May, he is anticipated to be transported to a penitentiary facility soon.

Yalu was described as a "lovely young man" who "often sent money home to his wife and children" in Vanuatu, according to a local business owner.

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Uniform Cremini is a multi-jurisdictional investigation involving detectives from Innisfail, Cairns, Mareeba, and Tully.

In June of last year, Yalu left his young family in Vanuatu to work on a farm in Australia.

Pictures of his young children in his own country clutter his social media account.

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Fellow agricultural workers and countrymen who shared the Rankin St property with the Vanuatu citizen were 'shocked' by his arrest.

They said he arrived in Australia on the same plane as the rest of the party in June of last year, and the group was quarantined together before transferring into the non-resident accommodation center.