Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl's murder

Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl's murder54 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSimon AtkinsonandToby MannRhett Hammerton/EPAWarning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to someone who has died.There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated.Jefferson Lewis was arrested late on Thursday night local time in Alice Springs, after being seen by members of the local community and reportedly attacked.Video shows dozens of people gathering outside the town's hospital, some throwing projectiles, with police using tear gas.The body of the girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was discovered earlier on Thursday.She had last been seen on Saturday, when she was put to bed at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs just before midnight.Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, reports the crowd of about 400 Aboriginal people outside the hospital yelled that Lewis needed to face "payback" and accused the police of protecting him."Payback" is term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal law in Central Australia.Many were chanting that he should be killed for his alleged attack on Kumanjayi Little Baby, the ABC added. Video from the scene shows crowds throwing items towards police and items being thrown. Several police vehicles appear to have been damaged.Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole told the ABC Lewis was unconscious when officers found him.Dole said about 200 people turned on police and paramedics as they responded to reports Lewis was being assaulted. Several people including members of the emergency services were injured, but no arrests have been made over the violent disorder.Dole said the scenes outside the hospital were "not acceptable" and were not "reflective of what we've seen from the commu...