Court hears charges against Cobram man John Torney include assault and intentionally causing injury
Emma Bates was found dead in her home in Cobram on Tuesday afternoon. John Torney, 39, has been charged with assault, intentionally causing injury and breaching a family violence intervention order by police investigating the deathEmma Bates was found dead in her home in Cobram on Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutor Charles Moffatt told the court that police were seeking amendments to the charges, including specifying that a charge relates to the Family Violence Protection Act. They alleged this also involved attending or loitering outside the protected person’s residence or workplace.Torney’s lawyer, Kyle McLaughlin, told the court hat the “proper venue” for the case should be in Cobram, about a 50 minute drive from Shepparton.
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