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02 Kumanjayi Walker | A cop tried for murder

02 Kumanjayi Walker | A cop tried for murder

Four days after shooting Kumanjayi Walker, Zachary Rolfe was charged with murder. Two years later he was in the Northern Territory Supreme Court arguing against that charge. In this episode, reporter Melissa Mackay describes the unusual series of events that surround this high-profile trial, and talks through the key arguments each side made to the court before the jury found Mr Rolfe not guilty. If you have any questions you'd like Melissa and Stocky to answer in the final episode of this series, please email [email protected]. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised a deceased person's name is used in this episode. The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.

The Case Of · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

January 8, 202635m 16s

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Show Notes

Four days after shooting Kumanjayi Walker, Zachary Rolfe was charged with murder. Two years later he was in the Northern Territory Supreme Court arguing against that charge.

In this episode, reporter Melissa Mackay describes the unusual series of events that surround this high-profile trial, and talks through the key arguments each side made to the court before the jury found Mr Rolfe not guilty.

If you have any questions you'd like Melissa and Stocky to answer in the final episode of this series, please email [email protected].

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised a deceased person's name is used in this episode.

The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.

Topics

murdercourtcommittal hearingmediaprisonkumanyaji walkerzachary rolfenorthern territoryracismshootingdeath in custodysupreme courtinquest