About this episode

The episode discusses the murder case of Kumanjayi Little Baby and its impact on the Alice Springs community.

On the evening of Anzac Day, a man is alleged to have set in motion a series of events that sparked a national outcry, broke hearts, and ignited rage in Alice Springs. Today's episode comes after the news that 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was charged on Sunday with the murder of a five-year-old girl in a tiny Alice Springs community. We cross to the Northern Territory to journalist Hannah Murphy, from WA Today, on the case of Kumanjayi Little Baby. Background reading: Jefferson Lewis charged with murder over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby . A week on, Alice Springs is a town forever changed. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Hannah Murphy

Topics covered

• crime
• justice
• community impact
• national outcry
• murder case

Keywords

• Kumanjayi Little Baby
• Jefferson Lewis
• Alice Springs
• Anzac Day
• murder case
• Hannah Murphy
• Northern Territory

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kumanjayi Little Baby

Places: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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