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In the days before Emma Bates was found dead inside her Cobram home, her accused killer’s family members saw her face bloodied and bruised on several occasions.

The details of Bates’ final days were aired during a committal hearing of John Torney, 41, who has been charged with negligent manslaughter over her death in April last year.

On Tuesday, his brother, Craig Chaille, told the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court he had visited Bates and Torney about three times in the days leading up to the 49-year-old being found dead inside her Campbell Road home near the NSW-Victoria border on April 23 last year.

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