Detectives have charged a man following the death of a woman who was stabbed in Far North Queensland in what they allege was a family violence incident.
Emergency crews were called to Mighell, south of Innisfail, at about 4.15pm on Friday after the woman, 51, ran from her car to a nearby house for help.
She later died from a fatal stab wound and police on Saturday confirmed they have charged a 51-year-old man with her murder.
Police said on Saturday the two knew each other before the incident and that there are ‘ongoing investigations to determine what further offences the man allegedly committed after he left the scene’.
It is understood man fled the area in the woman’s car then crashed into a truck shortly after on the Bruce Highway at Sandy Pocket.
The truck driver was uninjured.
The man is then also alleged to have tried to steal another car.
Residents were urged to avoid the area while officers assessed the situation and the highway was closed into Friday evening.
Police at the scene in Mighell, south of Innisfail, where a woman was stabbed on Friday
Police on Friday said ‘there is no further threat to public safety’.
The man has been charged with one count of murder (domestic violence offence) and is due to appear at Cairns Magistrates Court on July 1.
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