Alleged NT stabber charged with murder

A MAN has been charged with murder over the alleged fatal stabbing of a French tourist in the Northern Territory.

Pande Veleski was taken into custody on Thursday after the stabbing death of 33-year-old Frenchman Philippe Jegouzo the previous afternoon.

The charges come almost three days after the alleged stabbing.

Currently under police guard in Alice Springs hospital where he is being treated for dehydration, a Northern Territory police spokesperson said Mr Veleski will face Alice Springs Local Court on Monday.

“The victim’s partner would like to thank the Alice Springs community for their support,” the police statement said.