NT police travelled to WA last week to arrest 40-year-old Nathan Swan over Kwementyaye McCormack's killing.
A man arrested over the stabbing death of a mother in Alice Springs has been extradited to the Northern Territory from Broome.He was charged with manslaughter and has been extradited to the NTNathan Swan, 40, was released into the custody of NT detectives who travelled to Western Australia last week.The arrest came four years after his wife Kwementyaye McCormack, a youth worker, was found dead at their home in Alice Springs with a stab wound to the thigh.
The ABC understands NT police had issued a warrant for Mr Swan's arrest and were notified by West Australian police.Topics:
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