Overview
- Police were called to a Galiwin'ku home on Monday after reports that a 17-year-old girl was found unconscious and was declared dead at the scene.
- A 34-year-old man was arrested the same day and, after an autopsy completed Wednesday, was charged on Thursday with one count of murder.
- Detective Acting Superintendent Paul Lawson said investigators and the autopsy indicate the teenager died of blunt force injuries.
- The accused has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Darwin Local Court on Friday as police prepare a criminal brief for prosecution.
- Local officers and clinic staff remain in the Galiwin'ku community to support those affected while police prepare a report for the coroner and probe the pair’s reported domestic relationship.