In the remote community of Yuendumu, where 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker was shot by a police officer three years ago, a youth worker says there are several young people facing "many of the difficulties" Mr Walker did before his death. Key points: Youth workers say there is a group of children in Yuendumu facing similar difficulties to Kumanjayi Walker before his …
A "social gathering" at Zachary Rolfe's house two days after the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker was "wholly inappropriate" and had the "potential to contaminate" Constable Rolfe's evidence, the coroner has heard. Key points: Police gathered at Constable Zachary Rolfe's house days after the shooting Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst said the use of racist language among police officers is not …
A Northern Territory police officer in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died was "scared of a mob of community members potentially driving through the doors of the police station, storming the police station and going for firearms", a coronial inquest has heard. Key points: The coroner heard the decision not to immediately inform Mr Walker's family of his death …