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Police investigating sudden death of man restrained by diners at Gold Coast restaurant

Dozens of people were dining at Sanctuary Cove's Thai Chim restaurant when the incident occurred. (ABC News: Nicholas McElroy )

Police say members of the public who restrained a 45-year-old Ormeau man, who died soon after, at a Gold Coast restaurant on Friday night did "the right thing".

Witnesses said the man ran into the Thai Chim restaurant in Sanctuary Cove at about 7:15pm,  repeating, "Someone wants to kill me," as staff tried to remove him from the premises.

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