A candidate files a complaint against the brother of a Labor MP

He told the police that Mr. Blandthorn made threats against his wife on Friday at an advance polling station in Coburg North.

Mr. Yildiz did not comment on Tuesday, saying that the case was in the hands of the police, but had previously published a long Facebook post on the incident.

In this post, it was alleged that Mr. Blandthorn made a sharp gesture to the wife of Mr. Yildiz's wife, used abusive language and attempted to induce Mr. Yildiz to physically fight. .

A police spokesman said that detectives from Moreland's criminal investigation unit "were investigating reports of threats made against a man and a man." A woman in Coburg North on Friday ".

"The man allegedly uttered verbal threats against the couple and stayed in the area for a while before leaving," the police spokesman said.

"The police think the parties know each other."

When contacted by L & # 39; ageMr. Blandthorn stated that the allegations were false and added that he had initiated defamation proceedings against Mr. Yildiz.

Previously, Mr. Blandthorn was an industrial relations advisor to Mr. Andrews, where he sought to mediate the conflict between former Minister of Emergency Services Jane Garrett and the President. United Firefighters Union, Peter Marshall.

He no longer works for the government.

Moreland's counselor, John Kavanagh, also independent in Pascoe Vale, said he saw Mr. Blandthorn "stubbornly" at the advance polling center on Friday and stand in Mr. Yildiz's personal space, but without seeing him. threat.

He said that he saw Mr. Yildiz's wife in an "extremely upset" state and heard him blame Mr. Blandthorn for threatening her.

Although he did not win the seat, Yildiz made a big breakthrough in the party's margin at Pascoe Vale.

According to the latest figures from the Victorian Electoral Commission, it garnered 42.6% of the votes cast by both parties, reducing Labor's margin from 16.8% to 7.3%.