Man’s social media abuse escalates into throat-slitting threat about ex’s mother

Key points

• A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his ex-partner and her mother will remain in custody before sentencing. The threats were made in messages and a voicemail over three days in July, sent through social media and phone.
• Police arrested him at his Canberra home later that month. His lawyer said he has post-traumatic stress disorder and pointed to unpleasant messages from the ex-partner.
• The prosecutor opposed bail, and Special Magistrate Michael Cowen refused it. Sentencing is set for 18 December.