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Man charged with murder and sexual assault of 5-year-old Australian girl
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- Harry Sekulich Northern Territory Police Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to someone who has died.
- Police in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) have charged a man with murder and two counts of sexual assault following the death of a five-year-old girl.
- The body of the girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was discovered on Thursday following severals days of a major police search.
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Harry Sekulich Northern Territory Police Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to someone who has died.
Police in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) have charged a man with murder and two counts of sexual assault following the death of a five-year-old girl.
The body of the girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was discovered on Thursday following severals days of a major police search.
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