A 63-year-old man has been charged with murder after an argument over a pack of cigarettes allegedly led to a fatal stabbing in Far North Queensland overnight.
Police attended a home on Melaleuca Street in the Cairns suburb of Manunda about 8.15pm where they found a 62-year-old with a single stab wound to the neck.
Officers commenced first aid before paramedics arrived but he died at the scene.
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Detective Acting Inspector Jason Chetham said the pair had been drinking liquor heavily throughout the day.
"We understand there was an argument over a packet of cigarettes throughout the course preceding that event," he said.
"No one else was involved in the offence...there was another witness at the scene and we've taken a statement from that individual."
Chetham said a kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.
A 63-year-old Manunda was arrested and charged with murder.
He is due to appear at Cairns Magistrates Court today.
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