Kumanjayi Little Baby: Heartbreak at Alice Springs courthouse
5/5/202616 min
Five days after Kumanjayi Little Baby's body was found, her accused murderer has been called to court in Alice Springs.
Reporter Olivana Lathouris attended the hearing and told Stocky about the scenes in court and across town, where the Walpiri community has begun its sorry business.
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First 90 secondsAnnabel Crabb0:00
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Stephen Stockwell· Host0:35
[gentle music] All last week, we hoped a five-year-old girl who went missing from a town camp in Alice Springs would be found safe. She wasn't. And now the man charged with her murder has been called before the court. I'm Stephen Stockwell. This is The Case Of.
Annabel Crabb0:59
The family of Alice Springs five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby calls for calm. Her body was found near the old-timers town camp.
Stephen Stockwell· Host1:08
I am angry for my young little cousin.
Annabel Crabb1:11
Our hearts, like most Australians, are really with, uh, the families of Alice Springs right now.
Olivana Lathouris1:17
It is going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you.
Stephen Stockwell· Host1:21
Five days after the body of Kumanjayi Little Baby was found after days of searching, the man accused of