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| Melbourne man named in stabbing death of French tourist | |
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| The man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a French tourist to death in the Northern Territory has been named as Pande Veleski, of Melbourne. | The man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a French tourist to death in the Northern Territory has been named as Pande Veleski, of Melbourne. |
| Veleski is expected to be charged after the tourist was killed in front of his wife at a roadside rest stop in Aileron, north of Alice Springs, on Wednesday afternoon. | Veleski is expected to be charged after the tourist was killed in front of his wife at a roadside rest stop in Aileron, north of Alice Springs, on Wednesday afternoon. |
| Police arrested 35-year-old Veleski on Wednesday afternoon. | Police arrested 35-year-old Veleski on Wednesday afternoon. |
| NT Det Supt Travis Wurst said on Thursday the 33-year-old French national was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene. | NT Det Supt Travis Wurst said on Thursday the 33-year-old French national was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene. |
| He said an overnight manhunt ensued and a police helicopter located the suspect. He was arrested about 8.30am on Thursday. | He said an overnight manhunt ensued and a police helicopter located the suspect. He was arrested about 8.30am on Thursday. |
| The victim’s wife flagged down another couple in a passing car shortly after the attack, with a nurse staying at the scene while her husband drove 30km to the nearest telephone at the Aileron Roadhouse to call police. | The victim’s wife flagged down another couple in a passing car shortly after the attack, with a nurse staying at the scene while her husband drove 30km to the nearest telephone at the Aileron Roadhouse to call police. |
| Wurst said the traumatised woman was treated for shock at Alice Springs Hospital. | Wurst said the traumatised woman was treated for shock at Alice Springs Hospital. |
| “This is an absolutely devastating occurrence for her and for her family and that of the deceased as well,” he said. | “This is an absolutely devastating occurrence for her and for her family and that of the deceased as well,” he said. |