Family allowed into Australia to care for woman’s children after commissioner intervention
Family members of a murdered Melbourne woman have been granted visas to care for her children following intervention by the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner. The children were previously in protective care after their father was charged with the murder.
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This case highlights the intersection of immigration policy, bureaucratic hurdles, and the urgent needs of children affected by domestic violence.
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Share A A A Family members of slain Melbourne woman Lavanya Chappa , whose husband has been charged with her murder in their home, will be allowed to travel to Australia to support Chappa’s children after their second visa application was successful.
Chappa, 39, was found stabbed to death in the Vermont home about 10pm on Tuesday, and her younger sister Vijaya and Vijaya’s husband applied for visas the next day to travel to Australia to support Chappa’s 13-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son.
Lavanya Chappa was found stabbed to death in Vermont. Sydney solicitor Sri Thukral, a family friend, said national Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin had intervened to help get a new visa application granted overnight.
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