'Worst possible outcome': NT Police speak after five-year-old girl found dead
The body of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, who had been reported missing from an Alice Springs camp, has been found five kilometres south of the location where she was last seen. Northern Territory Police confirmed the discovery, describing it as the 'worst possible outcome' of the search. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the incident.
- ▪The remains of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby were discovered five kilometres south of an Alice Springs camp.
- ▪NT Police stated the discovery was the 'worst possible outcome' following an extensive search effort.
- ▪The child had been reported missing from the camp before the search led to the grim finding.
- ▪Authorities are conducting an investigation to establish the cause and circumstances of the girl's death.
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