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Archive for March 9th, 2022
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 […]