Alice Springs erupts over alleged child murder as vigilante clashes erupt with police
Violent crowds clashed with police outside Alice Springs Hospital after Jefferson Lewis was arrested for the murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, with rioters beating him and police using tear gas. Indigenous leaders urged calm and due process as authorities vowed to prosecute those involved, highlighting long‑standing tensions between the Northern Territory Police and Indigenous communities and connecting to broader concerns about violence against Indigenous women in Australia.
