A man who allegedly stabbed his partner outside a Darwin hotel has been charged with her murder.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene just before 6pm on Friday after the injured woman entered the hotel seeking help.
The 51-year-old woman was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital with life-threatening injuries and died a short time later, police said.
A 56-year-old man has since been charged with her murder after being arrested at the scene and taken into custody.
CCTV operators were able to direct police to the man who was still in the area, police said.
He is due to appear before court on Monday.
Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney was staying at the hotel at the time of the incident and has offered condolences to the woman's family.
"The woman came into the hotel to seek help," she said in a statement on Saturday. "Together with staff from the hotel, members of my staff provided assistance to the woman, and I comforted members of her family."
In a separate incident overnight, a 22-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing two people following an argument in the underground car park of the Casuarina Shopping Centre.
Paramedics treated a 41-year-old man at the scene for injuries to his leg and a 29-year-old woman was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries to her back.
The 22-year-old woman remains in custody.
