Victorian union boss John Setka’s estranged wife found guilty of threatening to kill him

Emma Walters had ‘reached the end of her tether’ when she made threat to kill ex John Setka to private investigator, Melbourne magistrate says

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Union boss John Setka’s estranged wife threatened to kill him in “out of the blue” comments to a private investigator, a magistrate has found.

Magistrate Leon Fluxman on Friday found a threat to kill charge against Emma Walters proven.

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