Woman arrested over stabbing as police swarm popular Bundilla Beach
Police have cordoned off parts of a beach north of Darwin’s CBD and arrested a women in relation to a stabbing which left a man in a critical condition.
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POLICE on Wednesday scoured through a popular beach north of Darwin’s CBD, after a domestic violence stabbing earlier this week.
A 38-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the “edged weapon” assault on Monday, which left her partner in a critical condition at the Royal Darwin Hospital.
A large area of parkland was cordoned off at Bundilla Beach as investigators scoured the area in relation to the case.
A group of investigators were seen inspecting spots beneath a tree and then at the edge of the lagoon.
Later on Wednesday NT Police released a statement saying a crime scene was being processed in relation to the serious assault of a man in Darwin’s CBD earlier this week.
A 38-year-old woman was taken into custody on Wednesday and could be charged as early as this evening.
On Wednesday morning, reports emerged of a “large police presence” in the area when a caller told Mix Radio’s Katie Woolf of a significant police activity in the area.
When contacted for comment, a PFES spokeswoman initially did not provide any specifics of the operation.
The spokeswoman said the police presence in the area was part of an “ongoing investigation into an existing case”.
Originally published as Woman arrested over stabbing as police swarm popular Bundilla Beach
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