Woman charged with sexual and incite suicide offences

A 34-year-old woman will face court today in relation to sexual assault and incite suicide offences.

Police will allege that between 2015 and 2022 the woman was in a relationship with another woman.

In 2018, the 34-year-old woman allegedly told her partner she should kill herself, with the partner being admitted to hospital that day after attempting suicide.

Later in 2018 the 34-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted her partner and commenced threatening her via a messaging app.

In 2021 it will be alleged the 34-year-old and her partner got into an argument which escalated to a physical altercation with the 34-year-old allegedly strangling her partner.

In March 2024 the partner provided statements to police and an investigation was commenced, with the 34-year-old arrested at a residence in Belconnen yesterday (Thursday, 20 March 2025).

She was subsequently charged with incite suicide, sexual intercourse without consent and chokes/suffocates/strangles another person.

She is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 21 March 2025).

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station, calling 131 444, or by speaking to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre on 02 6247 2525.

There is no statute of limitations for sexual offences in the ACT. It doesn’t matter how much time may have passed and it is never too late to report.

You can also submit an online report for historical sexual assault for incidents that occurred more than six months ago.