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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Candlelight vigils held across Australia for 5-year-old Indigenous girl found dead

Flowers and candles are placed on steps during a vigil in honour of Kumanjayi Little Baby at Town Hall on 7 May 2026 in Sydney, Australia - (Getty)

Thousands of Australians gathered at candlelight vigils across the country on Thursday evening to honour a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose suspected murder has shaken the nation.

The child, referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, disappeared from the Old Timers/Ilyperenye town camp near Alice Springs on 25 April. Her body was found five days later, about five kilometres south of the camp, after a massive community-led search involving hundreds of volunteers.

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