Riots erupt over Australian Aboriginal girl’s murder as suspect arrested

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: May 1, 2026Country: Australia
Crime & Law
Riots erupt over Australian Aboriginal girl’s murder as suspect arrested

Hundreds of protesters clashed with emergency workers in Alice Springs following the arrest of Jefferson Lewis, a 47-year-old man suspected of abducting and murdering five-year-old Indigenous girl Kumanjayi Little Baby. Violence erupted when Lewis presented himself to police, leading to acts of vigilante justice from locals. The girl had been missing since last Saturday, and her body was found on Thursday in dense bushland around the town.

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