Jefferson Lewis charged with murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby | ABC NEWS
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Northern Territory Police have charged Jefferson Lewis with the murder of 5-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby as well as two other charges.
The girl, referred to since her death as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, disappeared from the Old Timers/Ilyperenye town camp in Alice Springs last weekend, sparking a large-scale search and rescue operation.
Her body was found about 5 kilometres south of the town camp on Thursday.
Mr Lewis, 47, had also not been seen since Kumanjayi disappeared until he was arrested near the Charles Creek town camp on Thursday night.
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