Riots erupt over Australian Aboriginal girl’s murder as suspect arrested
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- Australian authorities appeal for calm after riots following the arrest of a man suspected of killing a five-year-old girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby.
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- Police say about 400 people gathered at Alice Springs Hospital in the Northern Territory, where the suspect was taken on Friday after locals beat him until he was unconscious.
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Australian authorities appeal for calm after riots following the arrest of a man suspected of killing a five-year-old girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. The five-year-old Indigenous girl referred to at her family's request as Kumanjayi Little Baby [Northern Territory Police Force/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026Hundreds of protesters have clashed with emergency workers in a remote Australian town after police arrested a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl.
Police say about 400 people gathered at Alice Springs Hospital in the Northern Territory, where the suspect was taken on Friday after locals beat him until he was unconscious.