Police investigating the death of a man in the state’s northwest have charged a woman with murder, NSW Police say.
About 11.45am on Friday 30 March 2018, emergency services were called to Three Mile Road, Lightning Ridge, after a man was found with serious head and pelvic injuries.
The 55-year-old man was taken to Lightning Ridge Hospital in a critical condition. He was then flown to St George Hospital where he later died.
Detectives from Central North Police District, assisted by the Homicide Squad, established Strike Force Pilbarra to investigate the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
About 3pm yesterday (Sunday 1 April 2018), officers arrested a 23-year-old woman at Lightning Ridge Police Station where she was charged.
The woman was refused bail and is due to appear before Walgett Local Court today (Monday 2 April 2018).
Inquiries continue.
