Australian 'suspect' in Indon police death

Australian woman Sara Connor has been named as a suspect in the death of a Bali policeman and could face murder charges, her lawyer says.

Sara Connor (C) and an unknown male were taken into custody

An Australian woman wanted for questioning over the death of a Bali policeman has been arrested. (AAP)

Australian woman Sara Connor has been named as a suspect over the alleged murder of a Bali policeman whose bloodied body was found on Kuta Beach more than three days ago.

Her lawyer Erwin Siregar said she will face three alternate charges of murder, manslaughter and assault causing death.

However, the case has yet to be handed over to prosecutors.

Were she to be convicted of murder she could face a maximum sentence of 15 years.

"She's sad, of course, that's normal. She's tired," Mr Siregar said.

It comes after Ms Connor and British man David James Taylor were arrested near the Australian Consulate General in Denpasar on Friday over the death of local police officer Wayan Sudarsa, whose body was discovered at around 3.30am local time on Wednesday.

His face was battered and the remains of a beer bottle were found near his head.

After spending their first night behind bars in Bali, Ms Connor and Mr Taylor were taken to Kuta Beach on Saturday at dawn to walk police through what had occurred.

"(We) wanted to find out the suspects' position during the incident and the suspects admitted that they were there," Denpasar District Police Chief Hadi Purnomo said.

The pair were then taken to Trijata Hospital in Denpasar to undergo an examination of wounds on her leg, which she has allegedly told authorities happened on the night the policeman died.

Ms Connor covered her face with a sarong as she was followed by a small band of local media at the hospital.

Mr Siregar said his client and Mr Taylor had known each other for five years but had only begun dating three months ago.

That night, he said the pair had gone to a restaurant and had some beers before going to the beach where they began "kissing".

"She was not drunk," he said.

Meanwhile Mr Sudarsa's family was busy making preparations for the cremation of a man they described as a loving and kind father.

The ceremony is expected to take place on Sunday.

"We leave it all to the police to catch all the perpetrators and to reveal what happened," his brother Putu Yudi Krisna told AAP.

Mr Siregar has looked after a number of Australians' cases in the past, including Schapelle Corby.

He said he was contacted by the Australian consulate on Friday night.


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