'My heart is in a million pieces': Vigils in Australia for five-year-old allegedly killed in Outback

'My heart is in a million pieces': Vigils in Australia for five-year-old allegedly killed in Outback17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaty Watson,Alice SpringsandHelen LivingstoneWho is Kumanjayi Little Baby and why has her death caused outrage in the outback?Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to and images of someone who has died.Emotions ran high as Australians across the country gathered to remember a five-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered in the Australian Outback."My heart is broken into a million pieces," said a statement from the girl's mother which was read out at the candle-lit vigil at Alice Springs, near the Aboriginal town camp where the family lived."She was my little princess. My princess who loved the colour pink. She loved Bluey and K-Pop Demon Hunters," the statement added. The body of Kumanjayi Little Baby, as the child is now called for cultural reasons, was found on 30 April, days after she went missing from the camp, sparking an outpouring of shock and anger across the country.Northern Territory PoliceA picture of Kumanjayi Little Baby, used with the permission of her family"I want you to know how I am having trouble knowing how I can repair my heart and knowing how I can live without my little baby," added the statement from the child's mother, which a speaker recited at the Alice Springs vigil, held at the Anzac sports oval around sunset.She talked about all the things the five-year-old loved: puppies, playing on her mother's phone, the children's cartoons Bluey and Masha and the Bear."APT by Bruno Mars and Rose, Golden by Kpop Demon Hunters. She loved playing Minecraft with her big brother.""I ask, as I move through my grief. Let's look up to the night sky and find the brightest star where Kumanjayi Little Baby is, now in heaven. And I ask everyone to take care of your little ones,"...