Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1098 Wednesday 9 November 2011
Gay couple
separated by
police AVO
Greenacre pensioner Lance Tyrrell has been separated from his same-sex de facto partner after an...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1098 Wednesday 9 November 2011
Gay couple
separated by
police AVO
Greenacre pensioner Lance Tyrrell has been separated from his same-sex de facto partner after an
Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) was taken
out against his partner — against his wishes.
Police came to their shared home on the night
of March 5 after Tyrrell was allegedly assaulted by
his partner, for whom he is a carer.
But while Tyrrell told the Star Observer he was
happy for police to remove his partner on the
night, he claims he told them he did not want
an AVO taken out and would speak to them the
next day.
As a result, Tyrrell has not seen or spoken to
his partner in seven months, and his partner will
not legally be allowed to be in his presence for
another five months without risking a jail term.
Tyrrell has been told that it would take longer
than five months for the AVO to be lifted should
he take the matter to court.
He
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