Overview
- Officers were called to a home on Frederick Street in Broome’s town centre just before 8pm on Friday after reports of a serious injury.
- WA Police allege a verbal altercation preceded the woman being stabbed several times with a knife minutes before emergency services arrived.
- The 58-year-old was rushed to Broome Hospital with multiple stab wounds and died on Saturday.
- A 56-year-old man was arrested nearby at the scene and his charge has been upgraded to murder, with a court appearance scheduled in Perth Magistrates Court.
- Police data show 4,544 family assaults in the Kimberley from July last year to June this year, and authorities say this death is the fourth homicide in the region this financial year.