A recently released prisoner has been charged with murder and sexual assault after the body of a five-year-old girl was found in Australia.<\/p>\n
Jefferson Lewis, 47, is accused of kidnapping Kumanjayi Little Baby and murdering her along with a former convict. Hunt<\/span> He was thrown down and beaten brutally by the vengeful locals. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Northern Territory Police arrested Lewis earlier this week and have now charged him with murder and two counts of sexual assault.<\/p>\n He has been remanded in custody ahead of an expected appearance in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Police revealed that Lewis’s DNA was found on the girl’s underwear when her body was discovered in Old Timers Village on 25 April.<\/p>\n Around the same time that the girl first went missing, Lewis also disappeared after he went on the run for five days.<\/p>\n outback explosion<\/p>\n Rioters try to attack hospital treating murder suspect ‘who killed 5 girls’<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n ‘Killer’ trapped<\/p>\n Former inmate who ‘kidnapped and murdered 5-year-old girl while she slept’ has been arrested<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Kumanjayi’s body was soon found as angry Alice Springs locals vowed to take “justice” into their own hands and find her killer.<\/p>\n Lewis managed to hide in a remote area of \u200b\u200bAustralia but the police and locals soon found him.<\/p>\n They searched for Lewis for almost a week, believing the ex-convict to be the killer, before finding him and beating him until he was unconscious.<\/p>\n His injuries were so bad that he had to be taken to hospital after his arrest as rioting continued in the streets.<\/p>\n As he went to Alice Springs Hospital for treatment, protesters faced off with police as they tried to enter the building and did not allow him to undergo any medical care.<\/p>\n A police car was set on fire as shells were fired towards officers, vehicles were vandalized and police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets.<\/p>\n At least 100 people reportedly came to take part in the riots and dozens of people threw stones at the hospital windows.<\/p>\n Many rioters were heard chanting “withdrawal”.<\/p>\n Local MP Robin Lambley said: \u201cThis is a site of massacre.<\/p>\n “There are trash cans on fire… A woman in labor apparently could not enter the hospital because of the violent scenes.”<\/p>\n Lewis had to be airlifted from the hospital and taken to Darwin to calm down as the chaos centered on him continued.<\/p>\n Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dooley explained why they had to transfer the offender: “Safety concerns for the hospital and medical staff, safety concerns for the police and, ultimately, safety concerns for Mr Lewis himself.<\/p>\n “Our police take an oath to serve and protect, we do not get to choose who we protect, so Mr. Lewis’s safety was also important.”<\/p>\n Kumanjayi was released from prison just six days before his disappearance and had spent 64 months behind bars between 2016 and 2025.<\/p>\n His offenses included aggravated assault, breach of domestic violence orders, bail and resisting police.<\/p>\n In a heartbreaking statement, Kumanjayi’s mother \u2013 who has not been identified \u2013 said the girl will be loved and missed.<\/p>\n “It’s going to be very difficult to live the rest of our lives without you.”<\/p>\n \u201cWe know you are in heaven with the rest of your family and Jesus. Your brother and I will meet you one day.<\/p>\n “Ramsiyah (Kumanjayi’s brother) wants to tell you that when he sees you in heaven, he will give you the biggest hug ever.”<\/p>\n The family has also asked that she be known as Kumanjayi Little Baby \u2013 an alternative name used by the Warlpiri people for a deceased person.<\/p>\n It is used in place of a person’s real name to avoid the taboo of speaking the name of a deceased person after his or her death. <\/p>\n Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also paid tribute to the little girl, who he said was “at the beginning of the adventure of life”.<\/p>\n “This is the tragic outcome we were all desperately expecting,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n “Words cannot measure the depth of grief his family is going through. At a time of terrible loss, all Australians hold them in our hearts.”<\/p>\n “This is devastating for the entire Alice Springs community, who came together to find him. 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