Police have charged a man after a 40-year-old man was allegedly bitten during an altercation in Inala overnight.

Officers were called to Andromeda Street at 1.20am following reports of a disturbance at the front of a residence.

On arrival, police found one of the men had allegedly had the lobe of his ear bitten off by another man.

He was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment.

A 20-year-old Inala man has been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm and will appear in the Richlands Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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