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Understanding the Zachary Rolfe verdict

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In November 2019, a 19-year-old Walpiri man, Kumanjayi Walker, was killed by Northern Territory police constable Zachary Rolfe. 

It happened during an attempted arrest in the remote community of Yuendumu. Rolfe shot Walker three times. Walker died shortly after.

Rolfe was charged with murder. His trial has been playing out in the Darwin Supreme Court, and last week a verdict was handed down. Rolfe was found not guilty. 

Today, writer and contributor to The Monthly Anna Krien on the acquittal of Zachary Rolfe, and what this case reveals about the state of policing in Australia. 


Guest: Writer and contributor to The Monthly Anna Krien.


Background: The trial of Zachary Rolfe on 7am.

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