A 47‑year‑old man has faced trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court this week, accused of murdering his former partner Colleen Bradshaw following a violent assault in Katherine two years ago. Lindsay Kennedy was charged in November 2024, four months after Bradshaw died at Royal Darwin Hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained on July 17.
Jurors were shown confronting CCTV footage from Railway Terrace, recorded six days before her death. The vision showed Kennedy running toward Bradshaw with his fist raised before punching her in the head and face. After she fell, he stomped on her head, walked away twice, then returned to kick her in the head and chest while yelling, “Get the f*** out of my life.” The footage ended with Bradshaw lying on the footpath, crying out in pain.
In her closing address, Crown prosecutor Deborah Mandie told the jury Kennedy’s actions demonstrated clear murderous intent, arguing the repeated blows were deliberate and sustained rather than impulsive. “The accused punches her in the head and face and then stomps, and then kicks her head twice more. This is not an impulsive, isolated action,” she said.
Defence barrister David Hallowes SC acknowledged the brutality of the assault but argued that the violence alone did not prove Kennedy intended to kill Bradshaw. He told jurors they could use “whatever adjectives you want” to describe the attack, but insisted the prosecution had not established the intent required for a murder conviction.
The jury will now consider whether Kennedy’s actions amount to murder or a lesser offence as the trial continues.
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