The Latest Breaking News from Derek Williams

Volunteer at 1953 coronation says King has a hard act to follow

Derek Williams, who is now 89, was 18 when he represented the St John Ambulance Service.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

Senior officer says dragging of Kumanjayi Walker to police car after shooting was ‘unacceptable’

Deputy commissioner of NT police confirms no plans to remove firearms from officers in remote communities

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023

As Constable Zachary Rolfe fought for his right to remain silent this week, Kumanjayi Walker's family say they were finally heard

When he was on trial for the murder of Kumanjayi Walker, Constable Zachary Rolfe strolled confidently across town to the Supreme Court each morning. Months after his acquittal, his arrival at the coronial inquest couldn't have been more different.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

NT police officer feared 'cultural payback' after Kumanjayi Walker shooting, coroner hears

A Northern Territory Police officer in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died told a coronial inquest into the 19-year-old's death that he feared "cultural payback" over the shooting.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears officers thought drawing their guns would 'escalate' axe incident, before shooting death

A coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard two officers didn't fear for their lives when the 19-year-old confronted them with a weapon during an attempted arrest.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest laid bare the scars of NT’s colonial past, and a community fighting for real change

Family members are hopeful the inquest will bring much needed reform to the state’s policing and help heal the trauma of the past

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2022

Police officers from major centres lack 'respect and responsibility', Yuendumu shooting inquest hears

A senior Aboriginal community police officer has told the Northern Territory coroner police from out of town lack "respect and responsibility" during the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · Sep 8, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Aboriginal officer tells of ‘rough’ policing that ‘lacks respect’ in remote NT

Derek Japangardi Williams, who is also Walker’s uncle, tells coroner that sending tactical police to arrest 19-year-old was unnecessary

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2022

Teen shot dead by cop not 'a big threat'

A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory constable the 19-year-old wasn't a "big threat".

AAP · Sep 7, 2022

Family of Kumanjayi Walker feared another police shooting after his death, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been shown footage of his family gathered outside the Yuendumu police station after he was shot by a police officer.

ABC News · Sep 7, 2022