A 21-year-old Banks man is facing the ACT Children’s Court charged with manslaughter following an incident in 2020.

On April 12 2020 a 46-year-old man was violently assaulted at a gathering occurred at a home in Banks. At the time, the victim refused further medical treatment and police involvement.

However, on April 25 the victim went into cardiac arrest at his home and, despite the efforts of paramedics, died.

Police say a postmortem indicated the man’s death was as a result of blunt force trauma and they began investigating, but ultimately decided not to proceed with charges.

Last year, as part of a review of unresolved matters held by ACT Criminal Investigations, the ACT Homicide Squad reactivated the investigation.

Earlier on Thursday, police searched a home in Banks and subsequently arrested and charged the 21-year-old man with manslaughter. He was aged 17 at the time of the alleged offence.