Woman on stabbing charges

A 47-year-old woman charged over the fatal stabbing of her son was due to appear in Halls Creek Magistrate’s Court on

Monday.

The woman was taken into custody in Halls Creek last Tuesday and charged with grievous bodily harm, in circumstances of aggravation, of a 24-year-old man at the Mardiwah Loop Aboriginal Community.

The man was taken by ambulance to Halls Creek Hospital but died as result of his injury.