Man charged with murder after woman allegedly run over outside hospital

POLICE have charged a man with murder and several traffic offences after he allegedly mowed down a woman with a car

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Police have charged a man with murder and several traffic offences after he allegedly mowed down a woman outside the Alice Springs Hospital.

NT Police will allege the 49-year-old drove a green Ford Falcon sedan at a 46-year-old woman known to him, causing fatal injuries on Thursday night.

He is then alleged to have left the Gap Rd scene about 9.45pm.

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Detective Superintendent Joanne Foley said “hospital emergency staff attended the woman however she died a short time later”.

St John Ambulance didn’t attend the incident given it was just outside the hospital where other emergency services were available.

The man was arrested at a nearby location shortly after the incident.

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He was remanded in custody to appear in Alice Springs Local Court on January 11.

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