Man to face court over pig hunting killing

A man accused of stabbing his mate to death during a pig hunting trip in outback Queensland is due to face court.

Carl Shane Bricola, 45, will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court charged with stabbing a 41-year-old Bamaga man in a remote area in Cape York.

Police allege Bricola and the man stopped their 4WD on the side of the road about 45km south of Coen in the early hours of Tuesday to cook a pig they had caught.

It's alleged the pair got into a fight and Bricola stabbed the man.

Another man who was with them drove the victim to Coen for treatment but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Bricola appeared briefly before Cairns Magistrate Anthony Gett on Wednesday.

The case was adjourned to Thursday morning to give the accused time to speak to a duty lawyer.

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