The Northern Territory Police Force is continuing to call for information in relation to a suspicious death that occurred in the Avon Downs district on Sunday 5 April.
Around 5:50am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report that a female had stopped breathing in the vicinity of Barkly Homestead on the Barkly Highway after a vehicle she was travelling in allegedly hit a kangaroo.
The 27-year-old female was located deceased at the scene. A 33-year-old male was subsequently arrested and remains in police custody. The pair are believed to have been in a domestic relationship.
It is alleged that between the hours of 1:30am and 5:30am on Sunday, a male and a female were in a dark-coloured Jeep Cherokee parked on the side of the road by the intersection of the Barkly and Tablelands Highways.
Police are seeking any information or dashcam footage from motorists who were in the area at that time.
It is believed that this male and female have used the vehicle to drive from Gympie, QLD through to Barkly Homestead, NT between the dates of 1 April and 5 April. They are believed to have passed through Ban Ban Springs, Emerald, Winton, Cloncurry, Mt Isa and Camooweal in QLD.
Anyone who has seen this vehicle and its occupants and has any information pertaining to them is encouraged to contact police on 131 444. Please quote reference number P26099556.
Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au.
