Major Crime Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found dead at toilet block in Wanguri with a head injury, NT Police said.

NT Police director of communications Mark Wilton said that at 1:05am Tuesday, police received a report of a woman who was not breathing, and who had been seen with a group of people, sitting behind the Wanguri Shopping Centre in Wanguri Place.

“Police and St John Ambulance attended and located a woman unconscious with an apparent head injury,” Mr Wilton said.

“St John began resuscitation attempts on the 53-year-old woman however, she was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Mr Wilton said the death was being treated as suspicious and Major Crime Detectives are investigating.

Police are asking anyone with information or CCTV from the area between 1am and 1:30am, to call them on 131 444 (quote job number P2433182), or make an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or report through the Crime Stoppers website.