A 53-year-old man will face court today after being charged over allegedly sending emails threatening the life of a Victorian member of Parliament last year.
“Late last year, the Fixated Persons Investigation Unit commenced an investigation following reports a member of Victorian parliament had received threatening emails, which were believed to have been sent from NSW,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Following extensive inquiries, police executed a search warrant at a home at Nimbin about Monday, December 7, where they seized a number of electronic devices, a computer, a tablet and a mobile phone for forensic examination.
A 53-year-old man was arrested at the home and taken to Lismore Police Station, where he was charged with use carriage service to threaten to kill and two counts of use carriage service to menace/harass/offend.
He was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Lismore Local Court today.
The Fixated Persons Investigations Unit was established in 2017 by Commissioner Mick Fuller to focus on the detection, intervention, and prevention of so-called ‘lone actor’ and ‘fixated person’ threats and grievance-fuelled violence across the state.
Anyone with information in relation to fixated persons is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
