A 31-year-old woman has been arrested after an alleged stabbing at Coconut Grove that left another woman in a critical condition.
About 6.40pm yesterday evening, Police Public Safety Officers and members of the Public Order Response Unit were conducting a joint patrol at a Coconut Grove address when nearby they observed the offender allegedly stab another woman multiple times with a knife.
Officers directed the woman to drop the weapon, and she complied and was taken into custody without further incident.
Police immediately provided first aid to the 29-year-old victim until St John Ambulance personnel arrived.
The woman was then transported to Royal Darwin Hospital in a critical condition.
A crime scene was established and detectives, crime scene investigators and forensic officers attended.
Investigations are ongoing and the offender remains in police custody.
