A murderer has died in a Darwin jail.
Peter Fittock, 61, was found in the Darwin Correctional Centre's low security wing on Sunday morning.
"Prison officers and nursing staff immediately began resuscitation attempts but were unable to revive him", the Northern Territory department of correctional services said.
The death is not being treated as suspicious, a spokesman told AAP.
Fittock was serving a life sentence after being found guilty by a jury of one count of murder and one count of attempted murder in November 1999.
An appeal was launched following his conviction, but it was denied by the Northern Territory Supreme Court in July 2001.
Fittock would have been eligible for parole in November 2018.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.
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