Couple’s hand sanitiser drinking session ends in tragedy, with police probing alleged DV murder

News.com.au - 14/01
A man allegedly struck his wife with a rock, killing after, after the pair reportedly spent the day drinking alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

A man allegedly struck his wife with a rock, killing after, after the pair reportedly spent the day drinking alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

The death marks Australia’s first alleged domestic violence fatality of the year and the latest in a string of horrific incidents to rock the Northern Territory in recent times.

The 49-year-old man called police in Alice Springs at about 12.20am on Monday to report that the woman was unresponsive near the Todd River.

The 51-year-old, an Indigenous mother, was found dead at the scene.

The woman was found dead near the Todd River in Alice Springs. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Officers found the man at a nearby location a short time later and arrested hi...
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