Kumanjayi Walker inquest: flying doctor pilots feared remote NT community runway may have been ‘sabotaged’, court told

Teenager died on floor of Yuendumu police station as pilots allegedly argued about state of the runway

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The Royal Flying Doctor Service refused to fly to an Indigenous community after a police officer shot and severely wounded Kumanjayi Walker, a Northern Territory inquest has been told.

The 19-year-old died on the floor of the Yuendumu police station as the pilots allegedly argued about the state of the runway in the remote community north-west of Alice Springs.

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