Kumanjayi Walker inquest: coroner declines Zachary Rolfe’s request to recuse herself from case
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6GJK4)
Rolfe had applied for Elisabeth Armitage to recuse herself on the grounds of apprehended bias after she met Yuendumu community members
The coroner presiding over the inquest into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker has declined to recuse herself from the case after an application was made by former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe.
Two weeks before the inquest into the death was set to resume on Monday 23 October, Rolfe applied for coroner Elisabeth Armitage to recuse herself on the grounds of apprehended bias.
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