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'Deeply Distressing': Five-Year-Old Girl Raped, Killed in Australian Outback, Man Arrested
Police say the arrest follows a five-day search and unrest in Alice Springs that led to five riot-related arrests and about $185,000 in losses.
- On Sunday, Northern Territory Police charged Jefferson Lewis with murdering 5-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby; Lewis remains in custody and is expected to appear in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday.
- Kumanjayi Little Baby's body was discovered near Old Timers Camp on Thursday after a five-day search, following her last sighting with Lewis on Saturday, April 25.
- The girl's death sparked violent clashes near Alice Springs late Thursday, with roughly 400 demonstrators throwing projectiles and lighting fires; Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole called the alleged rioting "abhorrent."
- Northern Territory Police announced Sunday that five people aged 18 to 49 were arrested following a review of CCTV footage regarding alleged riotous behavior at a service station and supermarket.
- Indigenous Australians account for 3.8% of the population, facing systemic disadvantages including poor health and incarceration rates, as Australia has struggled for decades to reconcile with Indigenous people marginalized by British colonial rule.
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Jefferson Lewis, 47 years old, faces murder and rape charges. The case generated violent confrontations in Alice Springs and commotion throughout Australia.
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Man Charged over Death of Australian Indigenous Girl that Sparked Riots
Police in Australia's Northern Territory said on Sunday they had charged a man with murdering an Indigenous girl, days after the 5-year-old's death sparked violent clashes in an outback town. Jefferson Lewis, 47, was also charged with two other offences, which cannot be publicly disclosed for legal reasons, over the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, the name by which the victim is known in line with Indigenous custom, Reuters quoted police as sayi…
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right5Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left
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