A Darwin man faces up to 12 years in jail for allegedly abusing and stealing from his wife, as well as tricking her into leaving the country. Australian Federal Police began investigating the 28-year-old after a tip-off from the public. The man also allegedly deceived his wife into travelling to India in February 2019 under the pretence of organising visas for travel to the United States. He is then allegedly to have provided false and misleading information to the Federal Circuit Court when he began divorce proceedings in January 2020. The man faced Darwin Local Court on Friday charged with one count of exit trafficking a person and faces up to 12 years imprisonment if convicted.

Source: Daily Mail September 26, 2020 14:45 UTC