Police say they believe abducted child was murdered as body found in Outback
Police in Australia's Northern Territory believe a five-year-old girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby, was murdered after her body was found in the Outback following a five-day search. The child had been abducted from an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs, and authorities are hunting for Jefferson Lewis, a man with a history of domestic violence who was recently released from prison. Lewis is suspected of the crime, with forensic evidence linking him to the child, and police believe he has received assistance to evade capture despite having no phone, bank account, or vehicle.
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Police say they believe abducted child was murdered as body found in Outback15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTiffanie TurnbullSydneyNorthern Territory PoliceA picture of Kumanjayi Little Baby, used with the permission of her familyWarning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to someone who has died.Police believe they have found the body of a five-year-old girl allegedly abducted from her Outback home, as a search for her suspected murderer continues.The girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was last seen on Saturday when she was put to bed at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs just before midnight.Northern Territory Police say the body of a child was located on Thursday, and…
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