A Sydney councillor who runs his own legal firm has been charged after allegedly threatening to kill a fellow councillor during a heated phone call.

Ku-ring-gai councillor and former mayor Cedric Spencer has pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace/harass/offend after he was charged by NSW Police.

Kur-ring-gai councillor and former mayor Cedric Spencer. Credit: Ku-ring-gai Council

The charge stems from alleged threats he made towards fellow Ku-ring-gai councillor Matthew Devlin.

Spencer, a seasoned councillor serving his third term on the council, is accused of allegedly launching a “verbal tirade” against Devlin during a November 2024 telephone call in which he allegedly told Devlin “I will f---ing kill you” over speculation that Devlin had made a coun

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