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The murder trial and acquittal of police constable Zachary Rolfe for the death of Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker highlighted long-lasting societal issues.
Kumanjayi Walker’s killing by police is an end product of decades of escalating state repression of indigenous communities, government social spending cuts and endemic poverty.
Given how his life was shaped before Kumanjayi Walker was born, many might say he never had a chance - but his girlfriend was never given a chance by him as he subjected her to horrific violence.
The jury ultimately believed the NT police officer’s account of the killing of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker. But while the trial is over, many matters remain unresolved
Trial of police officer accused of murder of 19-year-old Indigenous man expected to run for another fortnight