Court doubles down

A MILDURA father who repeatedly assaulted his 11-year-old son, and told the boy he would be “taken away” if he revealed the abuse, has had his jail sentence doubled on appeal.The County Court at Mildura this week heard the man punched, choked, slapped, kicked and on occasions subjected his son to name-calling, while the boy […]

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