Murder charge, Woree
Detectives have charged a man with murder following the death of a woman in Woree last week.
It will be alleged just before 3pm on October 13 police attended a Woomala Street address and located a 38-year-old Mount Sheridan woman deceased.
The woman had allegedly sustained a number of stab wounds.
A man was later transported to Cairns Base Hospital for the treatment of serious injuries where he remains.
A 47-year-old Woree man has been charged with murder.
He is expected appear before a Magistrate at a bedside hearing at Cairns Hospital today.


