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| ‘She was the kindest soul’: man charged with murder one month after Audrey Griffin, 19, found dead in NSW creek | ‘She was the kindest soul’: man charged with murder one month after Audrey Griffin, 19, found dead in NSW creek |
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| Death of young woman whose body was found in creek on state’s Central Coast not initially treated as suspicious | Death of young woman whose body was found in creek on state’s Central Coast not initially treated as suspicious |
| The accused killer of a teen “with the kindest soul” has faced court weeks after her body was found in a creek. | The accused killer of a teen “with the kindest soul” has faced court weeks after her body was found in a creek. |
| The body of 19-year-old Audrey Griffin was discovered partially submerged in Erina Creek on the New South Wales Central Coast on the afternoon of 24 March. | The body of 19-year-old Audrey Griffin was discovered partially submerged in Erina Creek on the New South Wales Central Coast on the afternoon of 24 March. |
| Police allege she was killed by 53-year-old Adrian Noel Torrens following a physical altercation after 3am on 23 March. | Police allege she was killed by 53-year-old Adrian Noel Torrens following a physical altercation after 3am on 23 March. |
| Griffin’s death was not initially treated as suspicious, but further inquiries led to Torrens’ arrest for murder. | Griffin’s death was not initially treated as suspicious, but further inquiries led to Torrens’ arrest for murder. |
| He spent the night in custody on remand and did not ask to be released when his matter was briefly mentioned in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Tuesday. | He spent the night in custody on remand and did not ask to be released when his matter was briefly mentioned in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Tuesday. |
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| The 53-year-old was due to remain behind bars until his matter returns to Gosford local court on 20 June. | The 53-year-old was due to remain behind bars until his matter returns to Gosford local court on 20 June. |
| Torrens’ lawyer Bashir El Kheir told reporters that the investigation is still in the very early stages and he was still trying to determine the allegations against his client. | Torrens’ lawyer Bashir El Kheir told reporters that the investigation is still in the very early stages and he was still trying to determine the allegations against his client. |
| Brisbane water police district commander, Supt Darryl Jobson, said on Tuesday afternoon that it was an “matter which had not sat well” with police. | |
| Jobson said there had been a “number of lines of inquiry” and that after receiving “significant information”, police had transferred the investigation to one of homicide. | Jobson said there had been a “number of lines of inquiry” and that after receiving “significant information”, police had transferred the investigation to one of homicide. |
| Organisers of a fundraising page set up to help Griffin’s family with funeral costs said that the community was heartbroken by the loss of the beautiful teen, who was “the light in many lives”. | Organisers of a fundraising page set up to help Griffin’s family with funeral costs said that the community was heartbroken by the loss of the beautiful teen, who was “the light in many lives”. |
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| “There is no doubt she [brought] endless laughter and joy to everyone,” the page read. | “There is no doubt she [brought] endless laughter and joy to everyone,” the page read. |
| “She was the kindest soul to walk this earth and will always be in our hearts.” | “She was the kindest soul to walk this earth and will always be in our hearts.” |
| The 19-year-old was remembered as a valuable member of the premiership Terrigal Wamberal Sharks rugby league team with a “larger-than-life personality” and a “happy go lucky nature”. | The 19-year-old was remembered as a valuable member of the premiership Terrigal Wamberal Sharks rugby league team with a “larger-than-life personality” and a “happy go lucky nature”. |
| She also played for the Gosford water polo club, which held a minute of silence for the woman who “always brought a smile to those around her”. | She also played for the Gosford water polo club, which held a minute of silence for the woman who “always brought a smile to those around her”. |