A Rockhampton man held a handsaw under his partner s mother s chin and threatened to cut her throat during New Year s celebrations in 2019. Anthony John Togni, 54, was sentenced on May 13 after pleading guilty in Rockhampton District Court on February 5 to one count of threatening violence at night, which was a domestic violence offence. Crown prosecutor Elise Sargent said the victim was at the home Togni shared with his partner in Rockhampton on January 1, 2019 where the group had been celebrating New Year s Eve. Ms Sargent said the victim told her daughter she was going to go home sometime between 1.30am and 3am and was approached by Togni who told her to leave.
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