Man charged with murder and sexual assault of 5-year-old Australian girl
A 47-year-old man, Jefferson Lewis, has been charged with the murder and sexual assault of a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby, in Australia's Northern Territory. Her body was found after a multi-day police search following her disappearance from an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs. The arrest sparked violent riots in Alice Springs, leading to multiple arrests and significant property damage.
- ▪Jefferson Lewis, 47, was charged with the murder and two counts of sexual assault of Kumanjayi Little Baby.
- ▪The girl's body was discovered after she went missing from an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs.
- ▪Five people were arrested during riots that erupted outside a hospital in Alice Springs where Lewis was being treated.
- ▪Police described the rioters' actions as criminal behavior and estimated damages at over A$180,000.
- ▪Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole urged the public to respect the judicial process.
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Man charged with murder and sexual assault of 5-year-old Australian girl3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry SekulichReutersWarning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to someone who has died.Police in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) have charged a man with murder and two counts of sexual assault following the death of a five-year-old girl.The body of the girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was discovered on Thursday following severals days of a major police search.Jefferson Lewis, 47, was charged with her murder on Saturday night and has been scheduled to appear in a Darwin court on Tuesday.Five people have been arrested over violent riots in Alice Springs sparked by the child's…
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