Kumanjayi Walker inquest: officer says police feared ‘cultural payback’ if community knew of death
by Sarah Collard from on (#63TRT)
Sgt Christopher Hand tells inquest he was concerned of safety risk' to police if Yuendumu community found out Warlpiri man had died
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A senior officer has told an inquest into the shooting death of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker that the community of Yuendumu was initially not told he died because police feared cultural payback".
Walker was shot three times by Northern Territory police Const Zachary Rolfe during an attempted arrest in the remote NT community of Yuendumu in November 2019.
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