2 weeks Ago By The Guardian
The man accused of killing 19-year-old Central Coast woman Audrey Griffin has died in custody, just days after being charged with her murder. A 53-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Silverwater Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre at about 4.50pm on Thursday, New South Wales oolice said in a statement.
His death was not being treated as suspicious. Police sources on Friday morning confirmed the deceased man was Adrian Torrens, who was charged on Monday with Griffin’s murder. Griffin, a keen athlete, was found dead in March, her body partially submerged in Erina Creek near a Central Coast highway, after she disappeared on her way home from a night out with friends.
Forensic and postmortem examinations of Griffin’s death did not initially point to suspicious circumstances, but Supt Darryl Jobson said on Tuesday that it was an “unsettling” case and “a matter which has not sat well with us from the start”. A four-week investigation led to the arrest last week of Torrens. Police alleged he was not known to Griffin but the pair became involved in a physical altercation after 3am on 23 March.
After finding Torrens unresponsive in his cell on Thursday night, Corrective Services personnel and ambulance paramedics attempted to revive him but were unsuccessful, police said. Auburn Police Area Command officers established a crime scene and commenced an investigation. A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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