NT police officer Zachary Rolfe lodges last-minute objections to scope of Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Exclusive: Constable argues host of issues are beyond the scope of the coroner's power' during examination of 2019 shooting death in Yuendumu

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Lawyers for Const Zachary Rolfe have filed a last-minute objection to the scope of the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death, saying the coroner should not examine the police officer's history of using force during arrests or whether there was structural racism in the Northern Territory police force.

Walker died when Rolfe shot him three times in the remote community of Yuendumu, 290km north-west of Alice Springs on 9 November 2019. Rolfe was charged with murder in relation to the shooting but was found not guilty in March.