Riots erupt in Australia's Alice Springs after death of five-year-old girl
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Serious riots broke out in the town of Alice Springs, Australia, following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl named Kumanjayi Little Baby. According to police, hundreds of protesters clashed with emergency service workers in the remote town. The crowd attempted to reach the suspect, Jefferson Lewis, when he appeared in the community, and to beat him unconscious, until police took over the operation. Local authorities warned that they would prosecute people for their part in the riots and disturbance of public order. Outraged Indigenous residents demanded that the suspect receive popular justice. However, the five-year-old girl's grandfather, a respected elder of the Warlpiri nation, called for the situation to be calmed, stating that it was time for a mourning ceremony according to traditional Indigenous customs. The incidents took place in front of the local hospital and represent considerable tension in the town over the serious act. Police are on heightened alert, and the community awaits the course of the legal process in the coming days. The Guardian ↗ NOS ↗
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Riot erupts after Indigenous girl, 5, killed in Australia
RTE News
| 10:09 01.05.
Riots erupt in Australia over Indigenous girl’s death as local assault suspect
Independent
| 10:58 01.05.
Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl's murder
BBC News
| 00:46 01.05.
Australie : de violents affrontements éclatent après la mort d’une petite fille aborigène
Le Figaro
| 10:41 01.05.
Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
The Guardian
| 05:28 01.05.
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