Man charged following alleged domestic violence assaults - Malak
Where: Fawcett Court, Malak, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
Northern Territory Police have charged a 25-year-old man following alleged domestic violence assaults against his 28-year-old partner in Malak.
Police allege the man assaulted the woman on Fawcett Court on the evening of Tuesday 15 September 2026, causing her to fall to the ground.
He allegedly assaulted the woman again outside a residence on Paqualin Road about 5:45am the following morning.
At around 9:20am, police and St John Ambulance paramedics attended the Paqualin Road residence following reports the woman was unresponsive. Despite attempts to revive her, she was declared deceased a short time later.
The man was arrested and has since been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of contravening a domestic violence order.
Superintendent Paul Lawson from the Major Crime Squad said detectives were continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or family violence, support is available through 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
— NT PoliceCrime in the Darwin council area
Darwin is a council area in Northern Territory with about 90,035 residents. It has a Crime Score 82 out of 100 (very high), 21st of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (89th percentile), homicide (87th percentile), break-ins (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 83.
- Violent
- 3,023 per 100k
- Property
- 6,131 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 631 per 100k
- Theft
- 2,914 per 100k
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