#DC-0110
Jefferson Lewis
Charged · allegations
last updated 1 August 2026 · 6 sources
Confirmed facts
8
Open questions
4
Stage
Charged
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Timeline of what's confirmed8 entries
25 April 2026
Kumanjayi Little Baby went missing from the Old Timers / Ilyperenye town camp in Central Australia, according to ABC News.
ABC News
30 April 2026
Kumanjayi Little Baby's body was found about 5 kilometres south of the Old Timers / Ilyperenye town camp, according to ABC News.
ABC News
30 April 2026 at about 10:30pm
Northern Territory Police arrested Jefferson Lewis at a residence in Alice Springs, according to ABC News reporting on a police statement.
ABC News
1 May 2026
ABC News reported that Mr Lewis had been flown to Darwin for safety reasons after unrest in Alice Springs.
ABC News
3 May 2026
Northern Territory Police charged Jefferson Lewis, 47, with the murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby, according to ABC News.
ABC News
3 May 2026
ABC News reported that Mr Lewis was also facing two other charges that could not be published for legal reasons.
ABC News
5 May 2026
Jefferson Lewis was excused from appearing in Alice Springs Local Court after his Legal Aid NT lawyer requested it, according to ABC News and The Guardian.
ABC News; The Guardian
30 July 2026
The case was scheduled to return to court on this date, according to ABC News and The Guardian.
ABC News; The Guardian
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What happened at the scheduled 30 July 2026 court return?unconfirmed; no later trusted-source update found in search results · unconfirmed
What are the two other charges that ABC News said cannot be published for legal reasons?withheld by legal restriction · unconfirmed
Did police determine whether anyone helped Mr Lewis before his arrest?unconfirmed; ABC News reported police said that line of inquiry was ongoing · unconfirmed
Why did one ABC News court report refer to an arrest on Saturday while other ABC News and Guardian reports put the arrest on Thursday night, 30 April 2026?source-date conflict · unconfirmed
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