00:02An interstate road troop now being investigated as a major crime.
00:07In the early hours of Sunday morning police say a 33 year old man called triple zero near the Barclay
00:13homestead.
00:14He reported at that time that he was in the company of his 27 year old female partner who had
00:20stopped breathing and required medical assistance.
00:22He further reported that they had apparently struck a kangaroo whilst driving west along the Barclay Highway earlier that morning
00:30inferring that she had suffered harm as a result of that strike.
00:34Just over two hours later paramedics arrived finding the woman with facial injuries but it was too late she had
00:43already died.
00:44At this point in time we haven't been able to locate any evidence of that particular strike occurring.
00:49Further information obtained at this time led attending police to establish grounds to believe that the deceased was the victim
00:57of an assault perpetrated by the male earlier that morning at approximately 1.30am.
01:03Authorities believe the Sunshine Coast couple were five days into a drive from Gympie more than 2,000 kilometres east
01:11from the crime scene.
01:12For the past five days the man has remained behind bars at the Tennant Creek watch house after being arrested
01:18for aggravated assault.
01:19With authorities still working out how the woman died police are yet to lay any charges or rule out if
01:25they'll investigate him for more serious offences.
01:28The man's expected to be charged in the coming days.
01:32The man's expected to be charged in the coming days.
01:32The man who died police
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