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Man charged with four years of family violence

A 26-year-old man has been charged with committing acts of family violence against his partner over four years, including one incident where he allegedly strangled her while she was holding an infant.

He was arrested in Latham on Friday after attempting to run from police.

Police allege that between 2020 and 2024, the man punched his partner repeatedly, tackled her to the ground, strangled her, damaged her property and didn’t allow her to leave the house.

The incidents were reported to police in March.

He is charged with family violence offences, including four counts of aggravated common assault, two counts of choking, suffocating or strangling another person, and two counts of forcible confinement.

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One Response to Man charged with four years of family violence

cbrapsycho says: 19 April 2025 at 9:39 am

So glad to see that people now have sufficient confidence in the police to report these abuses and that action is taken to charge the alleged abuser. Let’s see if appropriate action follows in the courts and beyond to prevent more violence and abuse.

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