Charges laid following alleged domestic violence incident near Leeton

A man will face court today charged over an alleged domestic violence incident in the state’s southwest.

About 12am on Thursday 9 March 2023, police were called to a home on Cudgel Street in Yanco, about 7km south of Leeton, following reports of a domestic violence-related incident.

On arrival, officers from Murrumbidgee Police District were told an 18-year-old woman had been assaulted and threatened by a 32-year-old man.

Police commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Following extensive inquiries, detectives attended a correctional facility in Junee on Wednesday 3 May 2023, where they charged a 32-year-old man with two counts of intentionally choke without consent, common assault, and stalk/intimidate cause fear physical harm.

The man is due to appear at Griffith Local Court today (Thursday 8 June 2023).

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