NT police officer accused of intimidating DV survivor
A NT police officer allegedly tried to coerce a witness into not giving evidence against him, after being accused of breaching his domestic violence orders and assaulting a woman.
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Youth Justice worker fights drug test in wake of fatal crash
A Darwin youth justice officer who tested positive for meth after a fatal crash refused to comply with a police major crash investigation, telling cops ‘I’m not giving you blood mate’.
Woman allegedly intentionally drove into man at Alice Springs
A woman who allegedly aimed her car at her partner is under arrest, as her partner is treated in Alice Springs hospital. See the latest from the scene.
Young woman fights for life after alleged stabbing
A young woman is fighting for her life and a community has been torn apart following an alleged domestic violence stabbing in a remote Territory community.
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Coroner to investigate after boy killed in Alice Springs house fire
First responders will relive the desperate final moments trying to save a toddler trapped in a burning Alice Springs home in an upcoming coronial inquest.
‘Do their lives not matter?’: Woman’s death sparks calls for change
‘This cannot continue’: Domestic violence advocates say a 51-year-old woman’s death in the ‘heart of Australia’ should evoke a national outcry over the rates of abuse in the NT.
‘Act of desperation’: Man sets fire for attention after calls for help ignored
A young man who waited hours for emergency services to help his suicidal girlfriend chose to light a fire at a remote cop shop in an ‘act of desperation’ to save her life.
NT family’s living nightmare two years after mum’s disappearance
Two years after a Territory mum vanished into the outback, NT Police are reviewing a recommendation to double the reward for information over her suspected homicide.
‘We have no one’: Unwell Territorians unable to access critical reports
Territorians likely to be found not guilty of their charges are being kept in prison due to a ‘backlog’ of health reports.
Territorians denied rights amid ‘nightmare’ court chaos
The Territory’s justice system has been compared to the Titanic, as crippling arrest rates exceed police cell, court and corrections capacities.
Three month delay in wife’s murder charge
A Top End man who was reportedly mobbed by an angry crowd after allegedly stabbing his wife has appeared before the courts for the first time, three months after her death.
Darwin court chaos 24-hours after bail changes hit
‘Extraordinary’ pressures have hit the Darwin Local Courts following tough bail changes and soaring arrest rates.
Chief ‘unapologetic’ over tough bail laws amid prison squeeze
Police have lost a 100-bed facility as Corrections prepares for more Territorians to be stuck inside a cell under tough new bail laws. Click here for a rare tour inside the Top End’s main police watch house.
NT Police suicide sparks coronial inquest
The failure to address the mental health scars impacting one of the Territory’s ‘greatest guardian angels’ will be investigated in an upcoming coronial inquest.
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