Missing 5-year-old Australian girl believed to be abducted, say police

NewsWorldAustralasiaMissing 5-year-old Australian girl believed to be abducted, say policePolice says investigators are now looking for a 47-year-old man, Jefferson Lewis, who was recently released from prisonArpan Rai Monday 27 April 2026 11:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965432","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/missing-aboriginal-girl-alice-springs-jefferson-lewis-b2965432.html","title":"Missing 5-year-old Australian girl believed to be abducted, say police"}}CloseRelated. Missing four-year-old Cleo Smith found ‘alive and well’ in Western AustraliaOn 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"}}A five-year-old girl missing...