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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: coroner may have to disqualify herself, Zachary Rolfe’s lawyers say

Constable Zach Rolfe's legal team, David Edwardson KC (left), Luke Officer (centre) and Frank Merenda
Constable Zach Rolfe's legal team, David Edwardson KC (left), Luke Officer and Frank Merenda, say coroner in Kumanjayi Walker inquest may have to disqualify herself. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

The coroner presiding over the inquest of Kumanjayi Walker may have to disqualify herself from the case, lawyers for Cons Zachary Rolfe say.

Walker, 19, was shot three times by Rolfe during an attempted arrest in the remote NT community of Yuendumu in November 2019.

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