Northern Territory Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman at a home in Malak, Darwin, with a 25-year-old man charged in connection with alleged assaults and breaches of a domestic violence order. After police continued inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.

Police were called to a property in Malak after the woman was found unresponsive. Emergency services attended the location and attempted resuscitation, but the woman was declared deceased at the scene. A crime scene was established while investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding her death.

According to the latest reporting, police allege that assaults involving the woman occurred on two occasions before she was found unresponsive. The first alleged incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Fawcett Court, while another alleged incident was reported early Wednesday morning on Paqualin Road. Police were later called at approximately 9:20am after the woman was discovered unresponsive.

The man, identified in reports as Jeffrey-Luther Langford Gilder, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of contravening a domestic violence order. Importantly, police have not charged him with causing the woman’s death at this stage. Investigators are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding the death, with the results of an autopsy expected to assist the investigation.

The accused appeared in Darwin Local Court in relation to a bail application. The application was adjourned until 1 October, with the court process continuing while police investigations remain underway.

Police investigations into a death of this nature can involve examination of the crime scene, witness interviews, forensic evidence and medical findings. Investigators may also examine previous incidents and available information that could help establish the sequence of events before the woman’s death.

The case has attracted attention in the Malak community, where residents have reported police activity around the property in recent days. However, details surrounding the death remain subject to the ongoing investigation and coronial process.

It is important to distinguish the current charges from the investigation into the death itself. The man has been charged with alleged assault and domestic-violence-order offences, but those charges do not establish that he caused the woman’s death. Any allegation must be determined through the legal process, and the accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence.

Police are continuing their investigation and will prepare a report for the coroner regarding the woman’s death. Further information may become available as forensic and medical investigations progress and as the court proceedings continue.

This is a same-day Darwin news development, with the latest report published on 18 September 2026. The underlying incidents occurred earlier in the week, so this story should be understood as a current update on an ongoing police investigation rather than a death occurring today.