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Zachary Rolfe trial: other officer present when Kumanjayi Walker was shot begins evidence

Remote Sgt Adam Eberl tells court he did not consider Walker to be dangerous when police first encountered him

The Guardian - AU

Kumanjayi's scissors wouldn't have killed

A forensic expert has told Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial that Kumanjayi Walker's scissors would not have killed the policeman.

AAP

Zachary Rolfe murder trial told Kumanjayi Walker might have survived shooting if medical help was available

A medical expert tells the NT Supreme Court Kumanjayi Walker was going to die "regardless" of any first aid efforts by police because nurses were not on duty the night he was shot in the remote community of Yuendumu.

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Kumanjayi could have survived shooting if nurses were not evacuated, expert tells Rolfe trial

Kumanjayi Walker could have survived being shot three times in the chest by NT cop Zachary Rolfe if the local nursing staff hadn't been evacuated on the day of the shooting, a court has heard.

The Canberra Times

Remoteness a factor in Kumanjayi's death

A military surgeon has told Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial that Kumanjayi Walker was as good as dead the moment the policeman pulled the trigger.

AAP

Zachary Rolfe trial: what the court has heard so far about the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

Trial of police officer accused of murder of 19-year-old Indigenous man expected to run for another fortnight

The Guardian - AU

Confronting footage shown at Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial paints a picture of panic in Yuendumu

As the trial passes its halfway point, jurors have watched the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, the lead-up to it and what happened afterwards from multiple sides.

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Zachary Rolfe trial: second bullet likely caused Kumanjayi Walker’s death, court hears

Trauma surgeon testifies in Northern Territory supreme court the Warlpiri man could have survived being shot the first time

The Guardian - AU

Medical expert tells court second shot fired by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe killed Kumanjayi Walker

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has been told the second of three shots fired by Constable Zachary Rolfe during an attempted arrest in Yuendumu penetrated Kumanjayi Walker's vital organs.

ABC News

First shot wouldn't have stopped Kumanjayi

A combat surgeon has told Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial that the policeman's first shot would not have stopped Kumanjayi Walker wielding scissors.

AAP

Zachary Rolfe trial: witness saw officer holding gun ‘very close’ to Kumanjayi Walker before fatal shooting

Walker had told family member he planned to hand himself in to police, court hears

The Guardian - AU

Officer tells Zachary Rolfe murder trial Kumanjayi Walker was 'struggling' with police before shots were fired

A senior constable tells the Northern Territory Supreme Court he saw Constable Rolfe fire his second and third shots "at extremely close range" as Kumanjayi Walker struggled with another officer.

ABC News

Kumanjayi planned to surrender: top cop

Northern Territory assistant police commissioner Travis Wurst says Kumanjayi Walker planned to surrender and Constable Zach Rolfe was told to help local police.

AAP

Zachary Rolfe trial: fellow officer denies trying to help accused with ‘don’t recall’ answers

Court also hears that Kumanjayi Walker had been told by a family member to surrender to police

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NT Police officer denies trying to 'help' Constable Zachary Rolfe with evidence given at Kumanjayi Walker murder trial

Prosecutors have challenged the evidence of NT Police constable James Kirstenfeldt, who said he did not recall an email outlining a plan to arrest 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker at dawn.

The Canberra Times

Kumanjayi Walker's uncle relives moments before nephew's shooting

Kumanjayi Walker's uncle has taken to the witness stand to relive the moment he heard gunshots from inside the house two police officers had just entered in search of his nephew on the night of his alleged murder.

AAP

Kumanjayi 'planned to surrender to police'

Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker planned to hand himself in to police the day after Constable Zach Rolfe allegedly murdered him, a court has been told.

The Guardian - AU

Juror discharged a week into murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe

Trial also hears from two other officers who were deployed from Alice Springs on the day of the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

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Jury member discharged one week in to murder trial of NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe

A reserve juror has been called in to the murder trial of Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe after an original jury member was discharged.

AAP

Juror discharged in Rolfe murder trial

A jury member has been discharged from the trial for a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News

Superintendent tells Zachary Rolfe murder trial he approved plan for early morning arrest of Kumanjayi Walker

The superintendent who approved the original plan to arrest 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker says officers were supposed to wait until 5am the following morning to carry out the operation.

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Murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe finishes first week of evidence over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

More than two years after the Northern Territory police officer was charged over the fatal shooting of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker, the prosecution and defence have each begun to make their case.

ABC News

Lawyers for Zachary Rolfe accuse Yuendumu police officer Julie Frost of 'concealing' notes about fatal shooting

The defence team in NT police officer Zachary Rolfe's murder trial has pressed the officer-in-charge at Yuendumu over her evidence about the lead-up to the shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker.

The Guardian - AU

Zachary Rolfe trial: officer in charge denies Kumanjayi Walker arrest was timed to let her sleep

During heated cross-examination, Julie Frost also denies she deliberately withheld evidence

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s ‘code brown’ to end; WA records second Covid death – as it happened

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