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Archive for September 8th, 2022
Teen shot dead by police ‘no big threat’
The teen who police shot dead in Yuendumu posed no threat to residents of the Northern Territory town, a community police officer has told a coronial inquiry. September 8, 2022 An Indigenous teenager shot dead by Northern Territory police during an attempted arrest wasn’t a threat to his remote community, an inquest has been told. […]
Kumanjayi Walker not a ‘threat’, inquest told
A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory constable the 19-year-old wasn’t a “big threat”. September 8, 2022 An Indigenous teenager shot dead by Northern Territory police during an attempted arrest wasn’t a threat to his remote community, an inquest has been told. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, […]
Cops tell inquest Kumanjayi wasn’t a ‘threat’
A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory constable the 19-year-old wasn’t a “big threat”. September 8, 2022 An Indigenous teenager shot dead by Northern Territory police during an attempted arrest wasn’t a threat to his remote community, an inquest has been told. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, […]
‘War zone’ fears over NT cops’ weapons
A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by Northern Territory officers he feared his town would become a “war zone”. September 8, 2022 When a local policeman spotted Alice Springs officers arriving in his outback community with high-powered weapons to arrest an Indigenous teenager, he worried it […]