Seven women killed, time to 'wake up', NT cops say

"The tragedy is mounting": it's time to act on DV-related deaths, NT Police's Travis Wurst says. For support contact 1800 737 732. Video by AAP.

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00:00an autopsy is expected possibly tomorrow to determine the cause of death. It has

00:05been identified that the deceased and the person in custody have been in a

00:10domestic relationship since 2003. There's been a number of reported incidents to

00:16police and it has been identified that the male who is currently in police

00:21custody is on parole and the parole relates to an assault that occurred on

00:28the victim who has now passed away. All of those matters are part of the

00:32investigation that is now underway. The tragedy is mounting and that tragedy is

00:36one that the Northern Territory cannot ignore. Seven matters being investigated

00:41by the Northern Territory Police as domestic homicides since 1 June of this

00:45year. The Northern Territory cannot accept one death let alone seven. It is

00:50something that the Northern Territory community needs to wake up to, deal with

00:55and not accept. Violence is not the answer.