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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Zachary Rolfe murder trial: what the case is about and what to expect when it begins

Zachary Rolfe, right, leaves the NT supreme court
Zachary Rolfe, right, leaves the NT supreme court. He has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Kumanjayi Walker. Photograph: Michael Franchi/ABC News

On 9 November 2019, Kumanjayi Walker, a 19-year-old Aboriginal man, was shot dead at his family home in a remote community north-west of Alice Springs, where police officers had gone to arrest him.

Four days later, Constable Zachary Rolfe was charged with Walker’s murder.

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