Queensland Police charge man for alleged DV stabbing murder of woman

Queensland Police have charged a 51-year-old man for the alleged murder of a 51-year-old woman near Innisfail on Friday.

Another blast of alleged domestic violence mayhem has hit Australia, this time in far north Queensland.

Queensland Police have charged a 51-year-old man for the alleged murder of a 51-year-old woman near Innisfail on Friday.

The man and woman were known to each, the police said in a statement.

“It will be alleged an altercation occurred at a Mighell property around 4.15pm where the woman sustained a fatal stab wound,” the police said.

“The man allegedly left the scene in a vehicle and was arrested on the Bruce Highway at Sandy Pocket just after 6pm.

A man is in police custody for the alleged murder of a 51-year-old woman near Innisfail on Friday. Picture: Supplied

“He has now been charged with one count of murder (domestic violence offence) and is due to appear at Cairns Magistrates Court on July 1.

“Investigations are ongoing to determine what further offences the man allegedly committed after he left the scene.

“Police are appealing to witnesses, particularly anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam vision, to immediately come forward.”

It is the second alleged incidence of severe DV crime to hit Australia in two days, after a woman was found dead in Sydney’s inner west on Thursday, allegedly at the hands of a housemate.