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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam Indigenous affairs editor

Zachary Rolfe may have tried to pervert course of justice with open letter, inquest told

Zachary Rolfe at the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in Alice Springs in November.
Zachary Rolfe at the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in Alice Springs in November. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

Constable Zachary Rolfe may have made an “attempt to pervert the course of justice” in writing an open letter about his conduct, and media outlets that published it could be investigated for contempt, according to explosive evidence given to a coronial inquest.

The inquest into the shooting death of Warlpiri teenager Kumanjayi Walker resumed on Monday.

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