The death in custody of a man who allegedly murdered a Central Coast teenager after he had been spared jail and placed on a supervision order despite his lengthy history of violent offending and breaching restraining orders has reopened the running sore of NSW bail laws.

Audrey Griffin was celebrating with friends before her alleged murder.

NSW Chief Magistrate Judge Michael Allen in January placed  Adrian Noel Torrens on an 18-month community corrections order for domestic violence offending, despite his having breached a similar order in 2020 and subsequently serving a prison sentence for a range of violent offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalking or intimidating intending fear or physical harm, affray and breaching a domestic apprehended violence order.

A month ago, the body of 19-year-old Audrey Griffin was found near Erina........

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