A Katherine woman has died in hospital a month after being assaulted in an alleged domestic violence incident.
The 61-year-old was located with serious injuries by NT Police following an assault on October 12 at a residential address in Katherine East.
She was transported to Katherine Hospital in a critical condition and was then airlifted by CareFlight to Royal Darwin Hospital.
"It is believed the woman was assaulted sometime on the evening of Friday 11 October by her male partner, who also assaulted a 68-year-old male who attempted to intervene in the assault," a statement by the NT Police said at the time.
On Thursday evening, NT Police confirmed the woman had passed away in hospital.
"Investigations into the incident are ongoing," they said in a statement.
The 68-year-old alleged offender has since been arrested and appeared in Darwin Local Court on October 16, where he was remanded in custody.
There have been at least eight suspected domestic violence-related homicides in the Top End since the start of July.
It is understood all the women are Indigenous.
The NT has the worst domestic violence rates in the country, with intimate partner homicides seven times higher than the national average.
Of the at least 476 First Nations women killed since 1989, a third were Territorian, according to a report by Australian Institute of Criminology.
It has been described as a "national shame" by coroner Elisabeth Armitage, and the lack of reporting around murdered Indigenous women in stark contrast to that of non-Indigenous women was highlighted on ABC's Media Watch this week.
Last month, a 42-year-old woman died after being allegedly stabbed by her partner in the remote NT town of Lajamanu.
In October, a sistagirl (a term used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to describe gender-diverse people that have a female spirit and take on female roles in the community) was stabbed to death at her home in an alleged domestic violence killing in Darwin.
Last month, NT Police Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst said everyone needs "to do better".
"We wonder why we have young people on our streets who are committing crime and terrorising the community at times…part of that has to be linked back to domestic violence," Mr Wurst said.
"Northern Territory Police need to do better. The community needs to do better."
If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic or family violence, please reach out on 131 444 or in an emergency call 000. You can also anonymously report through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
13YARN 13 92 76
Aboriginal Counselling Services 0410 539 905
Womensline: 1800 811 811
MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978
National Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Counselling Service 24hr helpline: 1800 RESPECT
Lifeline: 13 11 44
Family Violence Crisis and Support Service: 1800 608 122
