UPDATED: NT Police have suspended the coronial investigation into the death of 24-year-old Yuendumu man Kumanjayi White and altered a public statement it issued claiming the decision was made “in consultation” with the Coroner, which comes as police and the government continue to reject calls for an independent investigation into the fatal incident.
Three men are facing multiple drug charges following an NT Police bust in Holtze on Monday that resulted in 113 kilograms of cannabis being seized along with $170,000 in cash, which police said has “significantly disrupted” a Vietnamese organised crime syndicate operating across state borders.
Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has delayed the release of her findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker for nearly another month at the request of the families involved, which follows the death in custody of another Yuendumu man last week in Alice Springs during a failed arrest.
A 22-year-old woman has died at the Royal Darwin Hospital following an alleged domestic violence incident in Palmerston on May 21, NT Police said.
Acting NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole has ruled out independent oversight of the police investigation into the death of a Yuendumu man during an arrest at an Alice Springs supermarket this week despite Mr Dole’s close ties to the community and his questionable involvement in the flawed murder investigation into former constable Zach Rolfe in 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: One of two ‘plain-clothes’ police officers who pinned a disabled Aboriginal man to the ground at an Alice Springs supermarket where he lost consciousness and subsequently died, has been identified as a police “liaison sergeant” who was not on frontline duties at the time of the fatal incident, the NT Independent can reveal, with the officer previously the subject of complaints over his use of force against Indigenous people. *NOTE: The feature image in this article is of a previous arrest by the officer, not a picture of the incident on Tuesday*
UPDATED: The cause of death of a 24-year-old Yuendumu man who died while being arrested by NT Police officers on Tuesday afternoon at an Alice Springs supermarket is still unknown following an initial autopsy, police said Wednesday afternoon, while political leaders have called for the community to remain calm as the investigation continues.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female under 16 years of age, who was not known to him, NT Police said.
UPDATED: A 24-year-old Aboriginal man who was restrained by NT Police at the Coles supermarket in Alice Springs on Tuesday following an alleged altercation with a security guard has died, NT Police said, with the death now being investigated as a death in custody.
A man who allegedly drove a car onto curb in the Alice Springs CBD in an attempt to hit a woman, and who almost hit other pedestrians on a footpath before he crashed, has been charged, NT Police said.
A 14-year-old male who allegedly escaped from custody during a court appearance on Friday afternoon and later removed his electronic monitoring device, was also allegedly involved in a violent carjacking early Saturday morning that saw the victim narrowly avoid being hit by another vehicle on Bagot Road, NT Police said.
A 39-year-old Palmerston man was arrested on Friday following a raid of his home and is currently facing multiple charges related to child abuse material offences, NT Police said.
