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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 · Feb 11, 2022

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

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2022

Sergeant denies hiding Kumanjayi evidence

Constable Zach Rolfe's lawyer has accused a police sergeant of concealing evidence about the night Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot.

AAP · Feb 10, 2022

‘He might get shot’: Kumanjayi Walker threatened officers with axe three days before fatal police shooting, court hears

NT police officer’s murder trial hears details of earlier arrest attempt by different officers

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2022

Jury in Zachary Rolfe murder trial shown video of Kumanjayi Walker threatening police with axe days before fatal shooting

A police witness has told the murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe that he did not believe the teenager intended to use the axe during a confrontation three days before the fatal shooting.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

Zachary Rolfe trial: photos reveal stab injury sustained by NT police officer before fatal shooting

Images show a small red wound where Kumanjayi Walker brought down a pair of medical scissors on Rolfe’s left shoulder

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker attacked police with axe

Three days before a Northern Territory policeman shot Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker during a failed arrest attempt, he ran at an officer with an axe.

AAP · Feb 8, 2022

Zachary Rolfe trial: police officer said ‘it’s all good – he was stabbing me’ moments after Indigenous man was shot, court hears

Prosecutor in murder trial of Kumanjayi Walker tells court Rolfe knew his actions were not reasonable but defence says he made ‘split-second decision’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2022

Defence says Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe was following training when he fatally shot Indigenous teenager

Defence lawyers in the murder trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe have told the court the officer was doing his job when he shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker during an attempted arrest.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2022

Murder-accused cop trained to incapacitate

A Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager was trained to use his gun to incapacitate an armed offender, his defence says.

AAP · Feb 7, 2022