By Luke Voogt
A man charged over the death of a Thomson mother, four weeks pregnant with her third child, is set to front court later this month.
Michelle Norris, 40, died in her home on Sunday, January 31, after she was allegedly assaulted.
Emergency services attended a house on The Walk just after 9.30pm following reports of an assault.
They found Ms Norris in a critical condition and attempted to revive her, but she died at the scene.
Police arrested Thomson man Timothy James O’Shannessy, 42, outside the unit.
Geelong Family Violence Investigation Unit detectives subsequently charged him with assault, intentionally causing injury and recklessly causing injury.
Detectives also charged him with contravening a family violence order intending to cause harm and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed Mr O’Shannessy and Ms Norris knew each other.
Mr O’Shannessy’s lawyer Simon Northeast appeared at Geelong Magistrates’ Court on behalf of his client just after midday on Tuesday.
Mr Northeast made no application for bail for his client and a magistrate remanded Mr O’Shannessy to appear for a further hearing on February 12.
