Tuesday 27 September 2022 02:50 AM Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Zachary Rolfe said he was 'ready' to turn body cam ... trends now

Tuesday 27 September 2022 02:50 AM Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Zachary Rolfe said he was 'ready' to turn body cam ... trends now
Tuesday 27 September 2022 02:50 AM Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Zachary Rolfe said he was 'ready' to turn body cam ... trends now

Tuesday 27 September 2022 02:50 AM Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Zachary Rolfe said he was 'ready' to turn body cam ... trends now

Read the 'disgusting' texts sent by cop who shot Aboriginal teen dead - using unspeakable words to refer to Indigenous people Constable Zachary Rolfe was acquitted of murder of Kumanjayi Walker, 19  Shot Indigenous teen at Yuendumu in Australia's Northern Territory in 2019 His 'racist' text messages have been revealed at an inquest into Walker's death In one message, Rolfe said he was 'ready' to turn his body-worn camera away He compared Aboriginal people to 'Neanderthals' in another text message 

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A Northern Territory policeman's concerning text messages before he shot an Indigenous teenager dead have again dominated an inquest into the death.

Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died after Constable Zachary Rolfe shot him three times during an attempted arrest in Yuendumu, northwest of Alice Springs on November 9, 2019.

The officer was acquitted at trial in March of murdering Mr Walker amid accusations his use of force after Mr Walker stabbed him was heavy handed.

The Alice Springs inquest into the Warlpiri man's death heard on Monday Const Rolfe sent and received a series of text messages in the months before the shooting referring to Aboriginal people as 'bush c**ns', 'n***ers' and 'grubby f***s'.

Kumanjayi Walker (pictured), 19, was shot dead during an arrest attempt at Yuendumu in Australia's Northern Territory in 2019

Kumanjayi Walker (pictured), 19, was shot dead during an arrest attempt at Yuendumu in Australia's Northern Territory in 2019

Constable Zachary Rolfe (pictured, at the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in Darwin, March 8, 2022), was initially charged with the murder of Walker during an arrest attempt at Yuendumu in 2019. Const Rolfe was later acquitted on all charges

Constable Zachary Rolfe (pictured, at the Supreme

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