Violent scenes erupt outside Alice Springs hospital after the arrest of Jefferson Lewis | ABC NEWS
Wild scenes have erupted on the streets of Alice Springs following the arrest of Jefferson Lewis over the alleged murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby.
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He was later taken to Alice Springs Hospital, where a large crowd of Aboriginal people gathered, shouting that Mr Lewis should face “payback” and accusing police of protecting him.
Some in the crowd chanted that he should be killed over the alleged attack.
“Payback” refers to a form of traditional punishment under Aboriginal law in Central Australia.
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