Police have arrested a man following the death of a woman he was in a relationship with at a home in Darwin's Northern Suburbs. As the homicide investigation continues, neighbours have expressed their sadness over the tragic loss of life.
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00:00In the early hours of the morning, police attended this home and found a 43-year-old
00:08woman dead, now the subject of a homicide investigation.
00:12A 57-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the matter and is currently in police custody.
00:18Police say the man was in a domestic relationship with the Indigenous woman and that he is assisting
00:23their investigation.
00:24Was this man known to police for domestic violence?
00:27Yes.
00:28While the deceased woman's relative made the initial call to police, officers are seeking
00:33further detail.
00:34Again, we're calling on anyone who might have information, who might be a witness or have
00:38CCTV or any other information that can come forward.
00:41Police insist their response time was swift, but some residents have told the ABC they
00:47heard disturbances earlier in the evening.
00:49They called the police.
00:50The police didn't arrive until maybe 30 minutes later, and then 30 minutes later the police
00:56called paramedics.
00:57Paramedics wouldn't arrive until another 30 minutes later.
01:01The moments before her death haunting locals.
01:04One lady was crying for help and asking, I think crying instantly, just crying.
01:09I was certain that there was something bad happened.
01:12The sense of unease and sadness in this community very present still today as investigations
01:18continue into the suspicious death of a 43-year-old woman.