South Australian Police arrest 34-year-old woman after man’s body found in Port Lincoln home

A woman is in custody and has been charged with murder after a man’s body was found inside a home in major fishing town.

South Australian Police have arrested a woman and charged her with murder following the discovery of a man’s body inside a home in Port Lincoln.

Emergency services were called to the Flinders Highway property about 3.25pm on Thursday, police said, on reports of a “small fire”.

“When police entered the property, they located the man’s body inside the premises,” the statement read.

“A 34-year-old Port Lincoln woman has been arrested and will be charged with the man’s murder.”

SA Police Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott, speaking on Friday afternoon, said man and woman were in a relationship.

The location of Port Lincoln in South Australia. Picture: Google Maps

“It is still very early stages in this investigation … there are a number of inquiries to be made and there are a number of things we still don’t know,” he said.

Assistant Commissioner Parrott said the scene was “complex” and it would take some time to understand what had occurred.

The arrested woman and the man both lived at the address.

The cause of the man’s death is not yet known, he said.

“There are a range of things at the scene that need to be worked through,” he said.

SA Police Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott spoke at a press conference on the alleged Port Lincoln murder on June 20, 2025. Picture: Supplied

“It is a very complex scene.”

The assistant commissioner said it was not a random incident and there was no threat to the community.

Port Lincoln is a major fishing town located in the state’s Eyre Peninsula, west of Adelaide.

Major Crime Investigation Branch detectives and Forensic Response Section officers flew to the scene on Thursday night to help local officers with the investigation.

The woman is due to appear at Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday.

The police are pursuing suppression orders for the identity of the man and the woman.

Originally published as South Australian Police arrest 34-year-old woman after man’s body found in Port Lincoln home