### [2026-05-1](/feed/2026/05/1/index.md)

##### Killing of Sharon Granites
#  Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community in Northern Territory, Australia, clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. 




### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/30/jefferson-lewis-arrested-over-death-of-kumanjayi-little-baby-in-northern-territory)

### Changes:

1.  Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. [https:--www.theguardian.com-australia-news-2026-apr-30-jefferson-lewis-arrested-over-death-of-kumanjayi-little-baby-in-northern-territory ("The Guardian")] Killing of Sharon Granites _2026-05-01 09:49:11 (First version)_
1.  Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community in Northern Territory, Australia, clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead.  _(Current version)_

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