‘There’s no trace’: NT Police believe young girl’s suspected abductor is being helped
Northern Territory Police believe a five-year-old girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby, was abducted by 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis from a town camp in Alice Springs on Anzac Day. The search has entered its fourth day with no trace of the child or the suspect, who was released from prison six days prior. The girl's family is pleading for her safe return while receiving support from authorities and mental health professionals.
- ▪Kumanjayi Little Baby was last seen before 11pm on Anzac Day at a family friend's house in the Old Timers Aboriginal town camp in Alice Springs.
- ▪Police suspect Jefferson Lewis, a 47-year-old man with a history of serious assaults, abducted the girl and may have assistance evading capture.
- ▪Lewis had been released from prison six days before the alleged abduction and is believed to be a distant relative of the child through marriage.
- ▪The girl's mother is under mental health care, and her father, who is incarcerated, is being updated on the investigation.
- ▪NT Police and the family continue to search and appeal for information, emphasizing the urgency of finding the child alive.
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| Publication time | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:48:29 +1000 |
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