A man has been charged with murder after police say he allegedly stabbed a woman at a home in Western Australia’s north just minutes before emergency services arrived.

Police were called to the house on Friday. Credit: Hannah Murphy

Police said they were called to the home on Frederick Street in Broome’s town centre just before 8pm on Friday night, responding to reports a woman had been seriously injured.

She was rushed to Broome Hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds, and police found a man nearby and arrested him.

“It will be alleged a verbal altercation occurred between the two individuals inside the residence, before the man stabbed the woman several times with a knife,” a WA police spokesperson said.

“It is believed the incident occurred minutes prior to emergency serv

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