A man allegedly poured petrol under the door of a toilet after his wife had locked herself in during a domestic dispute, before setting her alight causing burns which killed her, sources have told the NT Independent.


A man allegedly poured petrol under the door of a toilet after his wife had locked herself in during a domestic dispute, before setting her alight causing burns which killed her, sources have told the NT Independent.

More than 200 litres of grog was seized from a backyard seller in Alice Springs, resulting in unauthorised liquor selling charges against a 36-year-old woman, NT Police said, adding that the seizure will help reduce alcohol-related harm incidents in town.

Public tipoffs and video footage sent to the police has aided in the arrest of six youths involved in multiple property offenses in the Greater Darwin area this week, including an 11-year-old child who allegedly breached bail, NT Police said.

A 31-year-old East Arnhem man has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a child “known to him” at a residence in an unnamed community late last month, NT Police said.

Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann has today pleaded guilty to killing four people during a shooting rampage across Darwin in June 2019.

UPDATED: Three men have been charged – including one with attempted murder – following a violent street brawl in Karama that resulted in two other men being hospitalised after being attacked with pipes and “edged weapons”.

Police Minister Nicole Manison has told Parliament police officers left the force at double the attrition rate last financial year because they are “the best in the nation” and actively recruited by other states, despite record low morale in the ranks attributed to poor management.

A woman in Mataranka was left for dead on a road after a man known to her allegedly assaulted her using an “offensive weapon” in a “horrific assault” on Wednesday morning, NT Police said.

NT Police officers left the force at double the rate in the last financial year, with the trend continuing in the latest quarter – the annual report shows – which follows revelations an assistant commissioner resigned over executive bullying and feeling used in Constable Zach Rolfe’s arrest.

Two NT police officers required medical treatment after they were allegedly assaulted in separate incidents on Wednesday in the Darwin area, authorities said.

A 38-year-old alleged Palmerston meth dealer has been arrested and charged for possession and trafficking illicit drugs, having an unsecured firearm, and contravening an emergency direction, NT Police said.

Alice Springs police officers responded to a whopping 340 crime incidents over a 72-hour period over the weekend, averaging around five crimes an hour, with six youths picked up, but others remain on the loose.