Child protection failures revealed in review after death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
The review commissioned after the death of a five-year-old girl.
The review commissioned after the death of a five-year-old girl.
The 24-year-old had made headlines at the age of 16 for becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate Australia solo in a small plane.
It comes after the Solomon MP was accused of assaulting Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly last month.
Witnesses told investigators a Ford Ranger was overtaking dangerously moments before the crash.
Prosecutors have compiled a substantial brief of evidence against a man charged with murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, a court has been told.
The review is focusing on the child protection department’s handling of the circumstances of the girl before her death.
The never-before-seen footage was recorded three weeks before his death.
Police believe the girl died of blunt force trauma injuries.
Police are investigating the crash in “of the most difficult offroad courses in one of the most remote places in the world”.
Northern Territory police have described the case as “complex and tragic”.
It’s the darkest of secrets which has haunted a family for decades.