Man charged with making death threats against Brittany Higgins and her fiancé
A man has been charged with making death threats against Brittany Higgins, her fiancé and their dog.
The 49-year-old man was arrested yesterday by Terrorism Investigation Squad detectives in Tweed Heads yesterday.
It's alleged he sent a message to Higgins' partner David Sharaz threatening to kill them both and their pet dog.
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A man has been charged with threatening to kill Brittany Higgins, her partner, and their dog. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Investigators allegedly uncovered 49 messages with "offensive content" sent from different accounts but believed to be linked.
One of these allegedly included "threats of violence made through a social media platform in relation to participants of a mass gathering".
The man was charged with using a carriage service to make a threat (threat to kill) and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend.
He has been granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on May 31.
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