Man arrested after 42yo woman found dead in remote community south-west of Katherine

NT police are investigating an alleged domestic violence stabbing death overnight in the remote community of Lajamanu, south-west of Katherine.

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00:00Yes, Roz, police received reports at about 6.20 p.m. yesterday of a 42-year-old woman

00:08with serious injuries at the local health clinic in Lajamanu with a large crowd gathered.

00:15Now police attended the scene and the woman was declared dead a short time later.

00:20It's believed she sustained stab injuries from an edged weapon.

00:25Shortly afterwards, police arrested the woman's 46-year-old male partner who was nearby and

00:32had allegedly been assaulted by a group of unknown community members.

00:37He sustained non-life-threatening injuries and remains in custody.

00:42Two crime scenes have since been declared and major crime detectives have taken over

00:47the investigation.

00:49It's believed the woman's partner will be charged later on this evening in relation

00:54to her death.

00:55And police are calling for any witnesses to come forward.

00:59And Charmaine, this follows a domestic violence-related assault in Katherine over the weekend.

01:04What updates do we have on that incident?

01:07Yes, police attended a home in Katherine East on Saturday night following a concern for

01:15welfare.

01:16When they arrived, they found a 61-year-old woman with serious injuries.

01:21She was rushed to the Katherine hospital by ambulance in a critical condition and later

01:26airlifted to the Royal Darwin Hospital.

01:30Police believe at some point on Friday night that the woman was allegedly assaulted by

01:35her 68-year-old male partner, who also allegedly assaulted another 68-year-old man who attempted

01:41to intervene.

01:43That man has since been arrested and remanded in custody to appear at the Darwin local court

01:48tomorrow.

01:50But this comes just two weeks after a 22-year-old woman in Katherine was allegedly murdered

01:56by her 36-year-old male partner.

01:59He's since been arrested and charged in relation to her death, but it certainly is a deeply

02:04concerning string of incidents happening in the Northern Territory in recent weeks.