'Massive screaming': Investigation underway after woman, 28, died in Darwin house

Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-16 · by Ashley Nickel
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A 28-year-old woman was found dead in a house on Paqualin Rd in Malak, Darwin, after neighbors heard loud screams early Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called around 9:20 am but could not revive her, and police arrested the victim's partner, a 26-year-old man who allegedly assaulted her hours before she died and was also reportedly violating a domestic violence order. The investigation is ongoing, with police urging anyone with information to come forward.
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A 28-year-old woman was found dead in Darwin, Northern Territory, after neighbors heard "massive screaming" coming from her house on Paqualin Rd at Malak around 5am on Wednesday. Local residents discovered the unresponsive body about 9:20am, and emergency services were unable to revive her. Police arrested the woman's partner, a 26-year-old man, in connection with an alleged assault that occurred hours before she died. This incident follows five consecutive nights of police visits to the home prior to her death. The suspect was reportedly violating an existing domestic violence order intended to protect the deceased woman.

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Ashley Nickel
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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A young woman has been found dead on a property in the Northern Territory after neighbours heard 'massive screaming'. One local found the 28-year-old woman unresponsive on the property on Paqualin Rd at Malak, in Darwin's north, about 9.20am on Wednesday. Emergency services attempted to revive her but she was tragically declared dead at the scene a short time later, NT News reported.
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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A young woman has been found dead on a property in the Northern Territory after neighbours heard 'massive screaming'. One local found the 28-year-old woman unresponsive on the property on Paqualin Rd at Malak, in Darwin's north, about 9.20am on Wednesday. Emergency services attempted to revive her but she was tragically declared dead at the scene a short time later, NT News reported. asserted
News → see → scene
Police arrested her partner, a 26-year-old man, and established a crime scene. asserted
Police → arrest → scene
Officers allege he assaulted the woman in the hours before her death. asserted
he → allege → death
He was also allegedly in breach of a domestic violence order taken out to protect the 28-year-old woman. uncertain
He → take → woman
The 26-year-old remained in custody on Wednesday night. asserted
old → remain → night
A neighbour claimed to have heard 'massive screaming' from the home about 5am on Wednesday, hours before the woman was found dead. asserted
woman → claim → Wednesday
Police were called to a home on Paqualin Rd (above) in Malak after a woman was found unresponsive about 9.20am on Wednesday Police arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly assaulted the woman hours before her death They also claimed police had attended the home five consecutive nights before her death. It's understood young children lived at the home. uncertain
children → call → home
It has not been confirmed how the woman died and the investigation remains underway. asserted
investigation → confirm → ?
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police on 131 444. asserted
Anyone → urge → 444
Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. asserted
reports → make → 000
Advice and counselling for men concerned about their use of domestic violence is available at 1300 766 491. asserted
Advice → concern → 491
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