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Archive for March, 2022
Murder-accused NT cop trial jury breaks
The jury at policeman Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial in the Northern Territory has suspended its deliberation for the day. March 10, 2022 The jury at a Northern Territory policeman’s murder trial over the shooting of an Aboriginal teenager has suspended its deliberation for the day. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, denies murdering Kumanjayi Walker after the teen […]
Murder-accused NT cop trial jury retires
The jury at a Northern Territory policeman’s murder trial over the death of an Aboriginal teen during an outback arrest has retired to consider its verdicts. March 10, 2022 The jury at a murder-accused policeman’s trial after he fatally shot an Aboriginal teenager during an outback arrest has retired to consider its verdicts. Constable Zachary […]
Deliberations to begin at Kumanjayi trial
The jury at Constable Zachary Rolfe’s NT murder trial over the death of Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker is set to begin its deliberations. March 10, 2022 The jury at a murder-accused policeman’s trial after he fatally shot an Aboriginal teenager during an outback arrest is expected to start deliberating. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded […]
NT cop’s murder trial ‘unjustifiable’
Lawyer David Edwardson QC says Constable Zachary Rolfe should never have been prosecuted for murder and the Crown has not come close to proving his guilt. March 9, 2022 An Aboriginal teenager was “in many respects the author of his own misfortune” when shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman, his murder trial has been […]
NT cop’s murder trial a cover-up: lawyer
Lawyer David Edwardson QC says Constable Zachary Rolfe should never have been prosecuted for murder and the prosecution hasn’t come close to proving his guilt. March 9, 2022 An Aboriginal teenager was “in many respects the author of his own misfortune” when shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman, his murder trial has been told. […]
Crown case ends against murder-accused cop
A prosecutor has told a jury that a murder-accused policeman was gung ho when he fatally shot an Aboriginal teen and his made-up evidence is extremely damaging. March 9, 2022 A murder-accused policeman’s “made up” evidence about the moments before he fatally shot an Aboriginal teenager damages his credibility, a jury has been told. Constable Zachary […]
Murder-accused NT cop’s ‘made up’ evidence
A prosecutor has told a jury that a murder-accused policeman’s testimony about the moments before he fatally shot an Aboriginal teen damages his credibility. March 9, 2022 A murder-accused policeman’s “made up” evidence about the moments before he fatally shot an Aboriginal teenager damages his credibility, a jury has been told. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has […]
Murder-accused NT cop ‘intended to kill’
Northern Territory policeman Zachary Rolfe intended to kill or cause Aboriginal teen Kumanjayi Walker serious harm when he shot him, a jury has been told. March 9, 2022 Northern Territory policeman Zachary Rolfe intended to kill or seriously harm Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker when he shot him three times during a failed arrest, a murder […]
Murder-accused cop ‘intended to kill teen’
Constable Zachary Rolfe was on a mission to find Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker and intended to kill or cause him serious harm, a jury has been told. March 8, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker intended to kill or seriously harm the Aboriginal teenager when he shot him three times during a failed arrest, a […]
Shot made Aboriginal teen ‘bigger threat’
Aboriginal teen Kumanjayi Walker became a greater threat after a policeman hit him with his first shot, a witness has told Constable Zach Rolfe’s murder trial. March 8, 2022 An Aboriginal teenager became a greater threat after being shot the first time, an expert witness has told Constable Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial. Rolfe, 30, has pleaded […]
Aboriginal teen ‘threat after three shots’
Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker remained a threat after a policeman shot him, an expert witness has told Constable Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial. March 8, 2022 An Aboriginal teenager remained a threat after police shot him three times, an expert witness has told Constable Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial. Rolfe, 30, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Kumanjayi […]
Murder-accused NT cop’s trial to resume
The trial for a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager is expected to resume. March 8, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman’s trial for the murder of an Aboriginal teenager during a failed outback arrest is set to resume. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Kumanjayi Walker after he was […]
NT mask mandate ends, one COVID-19 death
A Northern Territory man in his 60s has died with COVID-19 as the territory records 235 new cases and the indoor mask mandate is dropped. March 7, 2022 A man in his 60s is the latest person to die with COVID-19 in the Northern Territory, as the toll since the start of the pandemic climbs […]
NT triple fatality ‘not deaths in custody’
The coroner has found three Indigenous Northern Territorians killed in a Christmas Day car accident as they fled from police were not deaths in custody. March 7, 2022 Three Indigenous Northern Territorians killed in a car crash on Christmas Day as they sped away from police were not deaths in custody, a coroner has found. […]
Convicted NT triple murderer ‘delusional’
Convicted triple murderer Benjamin Hoffmann’s lawyer says he appears delusional and believes his sentencing judge, prosecutor and bikies are out to get him. March 4, 2022 A gunman convicted of murdering three people in Darwin and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting spree may be too mentally ill to be sentenced. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann pleaded […]
Murder-accused cop denies lying to jury
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe has denied lying to the jury about the shooting that killed Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker. March 4, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman on trial for murdering Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker has denied lying to the jury about the fatal shooting. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr […]
Murder-accused cop denies being obsessed
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe has denied being obsessed with a video of Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker before he fatally shot him. March 4, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman on trial for murdering Kumanjayi Walker has denied being obsessed with a video of the Aboriginal teenager before he fatally shot him. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has […]
Murder-accused cop’s US military training
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe paid for private military training using an assault rifle, his trial over the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been told. March 4, 2022 The murder-accused constable who fatally shot Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker undertook private military training before he joined the police force. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded not guilty […]
Kumanjayi Walker reached for NT cop’s gun
Murder-accused constable Zach Rolfe says he feared for his life when he saw Kumanjayi Walker with a blade in one hand and reaching for his gun with the other. March 4, 2022 The murder-accused policeman who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker says he feared for his life when the Aboriginal teenager pulled out a blade and […]
Rolfe knew fatal shot could kill Kumanjayi
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe says he knew shooting Kumanjayi Walker in his torso could kill the Aboriginal teenager. March 3, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker says he knew the Aboriginal teenager could die when he pulled the trigger. Constable Zachary Rolfe told his trial he feared for his life when he […]
Murder-accused cop knew shots may kill
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe says he knew shooting Kumanjayi Walker in his torso could kill the Aboriginal teenager. March 3, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker says he knew the Aboriginal teenager could die when he pulled the trigger. Constable Zachary Rolfe told his trial he feared for his life when he […]
Murder-accused NT cop ‘feared for life’
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe says he feared for his life when Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker pulled out a blade and started attacking him. March 3, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker says he feared for his life when the Aboriginal teenager pulled out scissors and started attacking him. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, […]
‘No arrest plan’: murder-accused NT cop
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe says he was not handed an arrest plan for Kumanjayi Walker that senior officers had approved. March 3, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teenager during an outback arrest says there was no approved arrest plan. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jumanjayi Walker, […]
Axe attack swept under rug, cop Rolfe says
Murder-accused policeman Zach Rolfe says a video of Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker violently threatening officers with an axe was “swept under the rug”. March 3, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker says a video of the Aboriginal teenager violently threatening officers with an axe should have been used to alert others. Constable […]