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Ezekiel Narndu, 19, sentenced to seven years' prison for manslaughter of man during riot in Wadeye

The victim was killed during a fight in Wadeye, which has been plagued by violence and unrest.  (ABC News: Michael Franchi)

A young Wadeye man, once touted as a "force for change" in a troubled Northern Territory community, will spend at least three and a half years in prison for killing another man last year.

Ezekiel Narndu, 19, was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of the manslaughter of a 33-year-old man, known for cultural reasons as KT, after throwing a steel bar through his skull during an eruption of violence in the community of Wadeye in April 2022.

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