Shock in Australia as body found in search for missing five-year-old Indigenous girl

NewsWorldAustralasiaShock in Australia as body found in search for missing five-year-old Indigenous girlA manhunt has been launched for the prime suspect, 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, who had been recently released from prison Christine Chen Thursday 30 April 2026 10:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967910","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-kumanjayi-little-baby-indigenous-b2967910.html","title":"Shock in Australia as body found in search for missing five-year-old Indigenous girl"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-44773","index":0}Kumanjayi Little Baby (Northern Territory Police)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"...