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Keira Jenkins

Man charged with murder after stabbing over cigarettes

A man is dead and another charged with murder after a fight in a Cairns home. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A man is dead and another accused of his stabbing murder after a fight over a packet of cigarettes.

Police said two men aged in their 60s had been drinking at a Cairns home in Queensland's far north on Wednesday night before the disagreement.

Detective Inspector Jason Chetham said the argument broke out over a pack of cigarettes at the Manunda residence after 8pm and a man was stabbed.

"Police attended, they found a man suffering a suspected wound to the side of his neck and bleeding heavily," he said.

Det Insp Chetham said emergency services administered first aid but the 62-year-old man died at the scene.

Police arrested a 63-year-old man, charging him with murder and he will appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on Thursday. 

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