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Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia’s legal system
The three-month coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death in police custody began on September 5 at the Alice Springs Local Court.
During an attempted arrest, 19-year-old Warlpiri teenager Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot on November 9 2019 by Northern Territory police constable Zachary Rolfe.
- Robyn Newitt
- The Conversation
In March 2022, Rolfe was acquitted of murder, manslaughter and engaging in a violent act causing death…