Unrest in Alice Springs after Jefferson Lewis arrested over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
by Guardian staff from World news | The Guardian on (#75AVN)
Dozens of people gather outside hospital where 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared
Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have died
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
An angry crowd has clashed with police outside a hospital in Alice Springs where a 47-year-old man arrested by police in connection with the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was being treated.
The arrest of Jefferson Lewis was confirmed in a brief statement by Northern Territory police just before 10pm local time on Thursday night.
Continue reading...