Family thanks community as tributes flow in for Kumanjayi Little Baby
The family of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has thanked the Alice Springs community for their support following the discovery of her body after a five-day search. Tributes, including pink flowers and teddy bears, have been left at the Old Timers town camp, while donations of food and blankets have been delivered to support the family during sorry business. Charges are pending against 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, who was arrested in connection with the child's death.
- ▪Kumanjayi Little Baby's body was found on the outskirts of Alice Springs after she went missing from the Old Timers town camp.
- ▪Hundreds of volunteers and police participated in the five-day search for the missing child.
- ▪Robin Granites, the child's kinship grandfather, urged the community to remain calm and allow justice to take its course.
- ▪Tributes and donations have been left at town camps, and a sunset vigil in pink is planned in the child's honour.
- ▪An official donation portal has been set up by SNAICC, as unverified crowdfunding pages have emerged online.
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Charges yet to be laid as Kumanjayi Little Baby's family thanks community for supportOlivana Lathouris and Grace AttaTopic:Indigenous Australians9m ago9 minutes agoSat 2 May 2026 at 7:47amTributes to Kumanjayi Little Baby left outside the Old Timers / Ilyperenye town camp in Alice Springs where the five-year-old was last seen. (ABC News: Will Green)In short:Robin Granites, the grandfather of Kumanjayi Little Baby, says the family is grateful for community support after the five-year-old's body was found on Thursday.Alice Springs residents have laid tributes outside Old Timers town camp and dropped donations of food and blankets at Hidden Valley, where the family is holding sorry business.What's next?Charges are expected to be laid against suspect Jefferson Lewis in the coming…
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