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Zachary Rolfe accused of ‘racist’ assault weeks before fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, inquest told

Court hears allegations Rolfe struck man in head during incident at an Alice Springs casino

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2024

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT police sergeant has ‘no excuse’ for using racist term in text to Zachary Rolfe

Lee Bauwens agreed use of derogatory language could normalise it within the force and he should have led by example

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2024

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: former NT police officer Zachary Rolfe will refuse to answer some questions

Officer who shot the Indigenous man during a bungled arrest claims he could incriminate himself if asked about alleged use of drugs and force

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2024

Yuendumu community greets coroner investigating death of Kumanjayi Walker with ceremony, song and sorrow

Elisabeth Armitage travelled to tiny NT town to hear first-hand how the 19-year-old’s death had affected community

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

Northern Territory coroner visits Yuendumu, as Kumanjayi Walker inquest resumes after break over anniversary of fatal shooting

The inquest into 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker's death was suspended last week as his family commemorated the third anniversary of his death. It will resume today in Yuendumu.

ABC News · Nov 13, 2022

Passing the halfway point, the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death has probed the culture inside NT Police

In examining the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu in 2019, coroner Elizabeth Armitage's inquest has been probing the conduct and culture of the Northern Territory Police Force.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

NT coroner shown 'distressing' video of the moment Kumanjayi Walker's family was informed of his death

Body-worn video of the moment Kumanjayi Walker's family was informed of his death has been played to the Northern Territory coroner, showing police urging his loved ones not to get "angry" and referred to him by an incorrect name.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

Sergeant of police team deployed to Yuendumu, used 'filthy, racist terms' in 2019, Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears

The sergeant in charge of the tactical police team deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot was involved in sending "racist" text messages.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Zachary Rolfe failed to declare ‘violent’ behaviour when applying to join police, court documents show

Rolfe, who was acquitted over death of Kumanjayi Walker, was banned from applying to Queensland police over ‘integrity breach’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

Constable Zachary Rolfe was stabbed with sharper blade on scissors before fatal shooting, murder trial told

The Northern Territory Supreme Court hears that simulated experiments show a single blade of the scissors likely penetrated Constable Zachary Rolfe's police uniform when he was stabbed in the shoulder by Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022