Family violence offender’s 10-hour rooftop standoff with police

Sarah Harman

A REPEAT family violence offender said he had not slept for three weeks when he climbed on to a Mildura roof while trying to avoid arrest before a 10-hour stand-off with police. On Monday, the man, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to charges including assault, persistent contravention of a court order, making a threat […]

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