Overview

• A 34-year-old Nerang man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 35-year-old Matthew Pascoe and is due to appear at Southport Magistrates Court
• Paramedics found Pascoe unresponsive on the floor of room seven at Hinterland Hotel around 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 24
• An autopsy determined Pascoe died from significant head and internal injuries, prompting detectives to classify the case as a homicide
• Detective Inspector Mark Mooney said Pascoe checked in at 2 p.m. on May 23 with his mother, who left soon after, and that CCTV last showed him at the reception desk around 6:20 p.m.
• Police are calling on anyone who stayed at or visited the hotel between the evening of May 23 and the morning of May 24 to contact investigators with information