Union boss John Setka's estranged wife accused of plotting to kill him

The estranged wife of Victorian union boss John Setka has been charged with trying to obtain a gun to shoot her husband.

Police allege 46-year-old former lawyer Emma Walters tried to obtain a gun through a third party and made threats to kill.

She has been charged with incitement to commit conspiracy to murder the Victorian construction union boss.

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Walters denies the allegations.

She has been bailed from a Melbourne court and will reappear on April 5.

Walters and Setka have been embroiled in a long legal battle, involving allegations of domestic abuse against Setka. He denies the allegations.

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