Man who allegedly claimed partner died in ‘crash with kangaroo’ in NT charged with murder

Woman, 27, found dead near Tennant Creek on Sunday with ‘visible facial injuries’, police say

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A man is accused of murdering his partner after allegedly telling police she was injured in a car crash with a kangaroo on an outback highway.

The 33-year-old was charged days after his 27-year-old partner was found dead with “visible facial injuries” in a Jeep Cherokee near the Northern Territory’s Tennant Creek.