Sandi Mellon: Shock twist in the case of Northern Territory top cop, her ... trends now
The scorned wife of a cop embroiled in the 'Outback Wrangler' chopper crash has been fired from her senior position in the police force over a series of alleged offences including threatening to kill her husband's mistress.
Former Senior Sergeant Sandi-Lee Mellon, 47, learned her husband, acting senior-sergeant Neil Mellon, had a two-year affair with her ex-beauty queen best friend, Narelle Jose, on August 25 last year.
She then allegedly went to Ms Jose's house, threw a basketball trolley to the ground and yelled: 'I'm going to f***ing kill you Narelle. Don't worry, when you least f***ing expect it you c**t, I'll get you.'
Earlier that day, police had raided her house and charged Mr Mellon with 32 offences in relation to the fatal helicopter crash in West Arnhem Land six months earlier, which killed reality TV star Chris 'Willow' Wilson.
His charges include attempting to pervert the course of justice, stealing, unlawfully accessing data as well as alleged destruction of evidence in a major crash investigation.
Now, Ms Mellon has lost her job as boss of the NT's Water Police Unit amid her own alleged involvement in the aftermath of the crash.
She has been hit with six alleged disciplinary breaches relating sharing confidential information about the chopper crash and the alleged illegal possession of saltwater crocodile skulls.
Narelle Jose (left) is pictured with Sandi Mellon (right) at a Christmas function during their three-year friendship
Neil Mellon (pictured outside his home in Darwin) had a two-year affair with his wife's best friend
Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter issued Ms Mellon with a final 'public interest dismissal' notice on September 8 after she appealed against her termination in March, The Australian reported.
The first breach alleged Ms Mellon called her off-duty husband on February 28 and told him about the helicopter crash which had only been reported to police minutes earlier.
Following the call, Mr Mellon flew to the crash site with Outback Wrangler Matt Wright who owned the helicopter.
The disciplinary breach notice stated Mr Mellon was off-duty at the time, and had no reason to receive the information.
Mr Mellon, Wright, and pilot Michael Burbidge have each been charged with criminal offences in relation to the crash
