The family of a First Nations woman allegedly murdered by her former partner in Darwin is grieving the loss of a future leader, a local Aboriginal corporation says.
Northern Territory Police has charged a man with murder over the death of a 36-year-old woman in Darwin .
WARNING: This story details an alleged domestic violence assault and mentions an Aboriginal woman who has died. The ABC has spoken to the interim chief executive of the Dhukurrdji Development Corporation, which represents the victim's Marbarnad Marro clan of the Kunibídji people, Lewis Knibbs. "She made it to Oenpelli , before she received a phone call from her brother asking her to return to Darwin to collect him and take him back to Maningrida," he said.Speaking to media on Monday, NT Police said investigators and Aboriginal liaison officers were working with the victim's family in Maningrida.
The acting deputy commissioner said police had previously been called to the unit, which is contained in a social housing block in the suburb of Coconut Grove in Darwin's north, but she could not confirm how many times and whether the victim or the alleged perpetrator had been involved.
"The old model of having those large units, large unit blocks with lots of people congregating there, people drinking – we understand that it is not safe," she said.
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