Riots erupt in Australia over Indigenous girl’s death as local assault suspect

NewsWorldAustralasiaRiots erupt in Australia over Indigenous girl’s death as local assault suspectA crowd attacked Jefferson Lewis when he appeared in a local community and beat him unconscious before police intervenedMaroosha Muzaffar Friday 01 May 2026 10:06 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":"b2968689","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/alice-springs-riots-jefferson-lewis-australia-b2968689.html","title":"Riots erupt in Australia over Indigenous girl’s death as local assault suspect"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-35812","index":0}Protesters clash with police in Alice Springs (Reuters)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","regSource...