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A 37-year-old Greenway man has been charged with family violence offences after he allegedly assaulted his wife and child last night.
About 6.00pm yesterday (Monday 27 October 2025) the 37-year-old man allegedly assaulted his wife.
Their child allegedly witnessed the incident and attempted to intervene. The man has then allegedly physically assaulted the child as well as threatening to strangle and kill her.
The wife intervened and the man allegedly continued to assault the woman.
Later that evening police attended the residence and placed the man under arrest.
He will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged with three counts of aggravated common assault, , two counts of aggravated reckless threat to kill a person, one count of aggravated reckless threat to inflict Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), two counts of aggravated assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) and one count of chokes, suffocates, strangles another person
ACT Policing stands ready to assist victims experiencing family violence.
If you are in this situation – when it is safe to do so – please contact police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, or contact a support service who can assist with crisis support, safety planning and advice.
If you require assistance, you can contact:
- Triple Zero (000) in an emergency or life-threatening situation.
- Police Assistance on 131 444 if it is a non-emergency, but you require police assistance.
- The Domestic Violence Crisis Service provides a 24-hour crisis line, advice, safety planning and information every day of the year and can be reached on 02 6280 0900.
- The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre provides a 24-hour crisis line and can be contacted on 02 6247 2525