Brisbane electrician found not guilty of fatal punch outside country Queensland pub

Lincoln Hoad died after being punched outside a pub in Dalby in 2023. (Supplied: Melina Josey)

Maua Lagaaia has been cleared of all charges relating to a fatal punch on September 16, 2023 in Dalby.

A Supreme Court jury, in front of Chief Justice Helen Bowskill, handed down the verdict on Thursday afternoon.

Lincoln Hoad's family and longtime partner said they are disappointed by the outcome of the trial.

A Brisbane electrician has been found not guilty of the unlawful striking causing death of 32-year-old Lincoln Hoad on a drunken night out in a country Queensland town in 2023.

As the jury handed down their verdict, Mr Hoad's family gasped in disbelief.

His longtime partner, Shalika Low, left the courtroom in tears.

She told the ABC that she had been with Mr Hoad for 13 years, and he had told his friends the day before his death that he was going to propose to her.

"He was in such a good mood that day — he had told his work mates he was going to buy a ring in the following week," Ms Low said.

Lincoln Hoad and Shalika Low had been together for 13 years. (Supplied: Shalika Low)

On September 17, Mr Hoad was taken off life support and his organs were donated.

Maua Lagaaia, 36, was cleared of all charges and released from the dock and returned to sit with his friends and family after hearing the jury's verdict.

Chief Justice Helen Bowskill commended the jury on what had "undoubtedly been a difficult case".

The verdict brought to a close a four-day trial in Toowoomba's Supreme Court.

During the trial, the court heard it only took six seconds for Lincoln Hoad to be knocked to the ground.

Mr Lagaaia punched him in the jaw and he suffered "unsurvivable" injuries to his brain when he fell and hit his head.

Maua Lagaaia was cleared of all charges in Toowoomba's Supreme Court. (ABC Southern Qld: Grace Nakamura)

Those six seconds were caught on CCTV cameras at the Australian Hotel in Dalby, 200 kilometres west of Brisbane.

Evidence about the night included allegations of a racial slur used, a selfie with an Olympian, and a "karate kick".

The court heard Mr Lagaaia and his friends had travelled earlier that day from Brisbane to Dalby for the Dalby races.

They started drinking when they arrived in town just after midday and continued drinking late into the night.

At one point, Mr Lagaaia took a selfie with renowned Australian Olympian speed skater Steven Bradbury, who was at the same pub in Dalby.

It was at that pub, the Criterion Hotel, that Mr Lagaaia and Mr Hoad crossed paths for the first time.

Lincoln Hoad died in September 2023. (Supplied: