Man extradited from Victoria for murdering partner in Darwin home

Northern Territory police have extradited a man from Victoria after charging him with the murder of his partner near Darwin, five years ago.

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00:00In handcuffs and flanked by police, Peter Scammell had nothing to say as he was escorted through

00:08Darwin Airport.

00:09Peter, were you shocked by the charges?

00:12Are you going to fight the charges in court?

00:15Mr Scammell was the last passenger off the commercial flight, landing at midday today.

00:21The 44-year-old padded down, then put into a waiting police van.

00:25Mr Scammell is charged with murdering his partner, Katrina Hawker.

00:30A 43-year-old nurse at Royal Darwin Hospital at the time, who was found dead in the backyard

00:35of their Bakewell home five years ago.

00:38The cause of death was put down to an overdose from the combined effects of alcohol and temazepam,

00:45a sleeping medication, and no arrests were made at the time.

00:49But at an inquest last year, NT coroner Elizabeth Armitage said she believed it was unlikely

00:55Ms Hawker had taken her own life and referred the case back to police and the Director of

01:00Public Prosecutions for further investigation.

01:03Mr Scammell was arrested in Victoria last week.

01:07He's expected to face a judge in Darwin Local Court tomorrow.

01:10I'm sorry.

01:11So, I'll talk to you later.

01:13Mr Scammell was arrested by the