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Archive for March 2nd, 2022
Murder-accused NT cop defends firing shots
Murder-accused policeman Zachary Rolfe was composed giving evidence, explaining why he shot an Aboriginal teen during an outback arrest attempt. March 2, 2022 A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teenager during an outback arrest attempt says he was trained to pull the trigger until an offender was incapacitated. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has […]
Murder-accused NT cop takes stand
A murder-accused policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teen during an outback arrest attempt has started giving evidence at his trial. March 3, 2022 Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager during an outback arrest attempt has been called to give evidence at his trial. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded not guilty […]
Shot that killed Kumanjayi ‘not necessary’
Constable Zachary Rolfe’s second and third shots into an Aboriginal teen Kumanjayi Walker were not necessary, an expert witness has told his murder trial. March 2, 2022 A murder-accused policeman’s fatal second shot into an Aboriginal teenager was not reasonable or necessary, an expert witness has told a jury. Detective Senior Sergeant Andrew Barram says […]