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Man Charged with Murdering Partner Found Dead in Jeep

4/10/2026

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A 33-year-old man has been charged with murdering his partner, 27, after she was found dead in Jeep Cherokee near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.
The man claimed she was injured in a car crash with a kangaroo.
Police noted visible facial injuries on the woman, and the couple had been parked on the Barkly Highway for hours.
Investigators suspect the assault occurred earlier that morning, and an autopsy is underway.

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A 33-year-old man has been charged with murdering his partner, 27, after she was found dead in Jeep Cherokee near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.
The man claimed she was injured in a car crash with a kangaroo.
Police noted visible facial injuries on the woman, and the couple had been parked on the Barkly Highway for hours.
Investigators suspect the assault occurred earlier that morning, and an autopsy is underway.