A Byron Bay woman has been detained by police in Denpasar for questioning over the death of a police officer found on Kuta beach.
The body of Wayan Sudarsa was found on Kuta beach around 3.00am local time on Wednesday (5.30am AEST), with several wounds to his head and neck.
A smashed beer bottle was found near his body, as well as a handbag with the driver’s license and credit card of New South Wales woman Sara Connor.
Connor, and her British companion David Taylor, are being questioned by police.
Head of Sanglah Forensics and Morgue, Dr Dudut Restiadi, said the victim had suffered several repeated wounds to his body, and also had finger marks on his arm.
An alert on the par was issued on Thursday to immigration officials on the island in a bid to prevent them from leaving the popular tourist destination.
News Corp reports the pair handed themselves into the Australian Consulate in Bali before they were handed over to police.
Balinese police had initially incorrectly identified Ms Connor’s companion.
They have since retracted the name.