Unrest in Alice Springs after Jefferson Lewis arrested over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

<p>Dozens of people gather outside hospital where 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared</p><p>•<em><strong>Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have died</strong></em></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/01/alice-springs-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-gaza-flotilla-politics-updates-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>An angry crowd has clashed with police outside a hospital in Alice Springs where a 47-year-old man arrested by police in connection with the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was being treated.</p><p>The arrest of Jefferson Lewis was confirmed in a brief statement by Northern Territory police just before 10pm local time on Thursday night.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/30/jefferson-lewis-arrested-over-death-of-kumanjayi-little-baby-in-northern-territory">Continue reading...</a>