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The Victorian man who killed his son at cricket The Victorian man who killed his son at cricket training was granted bail, despite police fears he could murder his family, it has been reported.
training was granted bail, despite police fears he could murder his family, it A Frankston magistrate was told police feared Gregory Anderson was capable of carrying out the threats he made to kill his family, the Herald Sun reported.
has been reported. But the magistrate granted Anderson bail in June last year.
A Frankston magistrate was told police feared Gregory On Wednesday he killed his 11-year-old son Luke Batty during cricket training on an oval at Tyabb.
Anderson was capable of carrying out the threats he made to kill his family, the Last year, police opposed Anderson getting bail after one officer told a magistrate he was capable of killing his family.
Herald Sun reported. “Genuine concerns are held by police as the accused appears more than capable of carrying out the threats to kill,” the officer reportedly said.
But the magistrate granted Anderson bail in June last “The accused’s pattern of behaviour appears to be becoming more erratic and aggressive.”
year. Another bail hearing was told: “The victim [Ms Batty] in this matter is extremely concerned for the welfare of her son, Luke,” the paper said.
On Wednesday he killed his 11-year-old son Luke The latest revelations came as police admitted Anderson should have been taken into custody in January, but an IT system failure meant officers didn’t realise he was a wanted man.
Batty during cricket training on an oval at Tyabb. Anderson had five outstanding warrants when he killed Luke, before being shot dead by police.
Last year, police opposed Anderson getting bail after Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said Anderson had been questioned by police on January 27 about several assaults, but there was a two-week lag time for such information to appear on the computer system.
one officer told a magistrate he was capable of killing his family. “If police [had] gone to that address a day later, those warrants would have been visible,” Mr Lay told reporters on Friday.
“Genuine concerns are held by police as the The state’s Law Enforcement Assistance Program database had been criticised for at least 15 years, though little progress had been made in fixing it.
accused appears more than capable of carrying out the threats to kill,” Luke’s mother Rosie Batty visited the scene of the horrific murder on Friday, reading the many tributes left to him.
the officer reportedly said. She thanked the public for their support and was not angry with police, saying they could only do so much.
“The accused’s pattern of behaviour appears to be
becoming more erratic and aggressive.”
Another bail hearing was told: “The victim [Ms
Batty] in this matter is extremely concerned for the welfare of her son, Luke,”
the paper said.
The latest revelations came as police admitted
Anderson should have been taken into custody in January, but an IT system
failure meant officers didn’t realise he was a wanted man.
Anderson had five outstanding warrants when he killed
Luke, before being shot dead by police.
Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said Anderson had been questioned
by police on January 27 about several assaults, but there was a two-week lag
time for such information to appear on the computer system.
“If police [had] gone to that address a day
later, those warrants would have been visible,” Mr Lay told reporters on
Friday.
The state’s Law Enforcement Assistance Program database
had been criticised for at least 15 years, though little progress had been made
in fixing it.
Luke’s mother Rosie Batty visited the scene of the
horrific murder on Friday, reading the many tributes left to him.
She
thanked the public for their support and was not angry with police, saying they
could only do so much.