Breakfast Wrap: Grief and anger in Alice Springs

About this episode

The episode discusses the grief and anger in Alice Springs following the death of a young girl and the ensuing violence related to the accused killer's detention.

As Alice Springs grieves the death of a five-year-old girl missing since the weekend, violence erupts outside the hospital where the accused killer is being held. We hear from community organisations and police working in town as emotions boil over, and the alleged murderer is moved to Darwin for safety reasons. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

Topics covered

• grief
• violence
• community response
• crime
• news recap

Keywords

• Alice Springs
• grief
• violence
• community organisations
• police
• crime
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: community organisations, police

Places: Alice Springs, Darwin

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