Outraged Community Members Beat Murder Suspect Before Police Arrest in Australia
A 47-year-old man suspected of murdering a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl in Alice Springs was beaten unconscious by over 200 community members before police arrested him on April 30. The child's body was found the same morning, and the suspect
BBC reported on May 1 that a violent incident erupted outside a hospital in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, where Jefferson Lewis, the 47-year-old suspect in the murder of a 5-year-old girl, was brought for treatment. Over 200 members of the Aboriginal community attacked and beat him unconscious before he was arrested and placed in custody on the evening of April 30. Police discovered the body of the child, whose family requested she be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, the same morning. The girl was last seen on Saturday, April 25. The Northern Territory Police Commander announced that Lewis's injuries were not serious enough to require hospital admission, and he was transferred to Darwin for questioning. Officials are expediting forensic analysis to confirm the child's identity and determine the cause of death.
