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Zachary Rolfe details culture of racism in the NT Police during Kumanjayi Walker inquest
Mr Rolfe testified that he heard "something racist, nearly every day" while on the police force in the Northern Territory.
WARNING: This article contains offensive language.
Former Police Officer Zachary Rolfe has acknowledged his own racist language and pointed to a broader culture of racism within the NT Police Service, at an explosive coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal teenager who he shot.
Warlpiri and Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker was shot in the chest at close range three times during a botched arrest in the Aboriginal community of Yuendumu in 2019.
Zachary Rolfe was acquitted on all charges over the death. He is no longer with the NT Police Force.
Zachary Rolfe details culture of racism in the NT Police during Kumanjayi Walker inquest
Mr Rolfe testified that he heard "something racist, nearly every day" while on the police force in the Northern Territory.
WARNING: This article contains offensive language.
Former Police Officer Zachary Rolfe has acknowledged his own racist language and pointed to a broader culture of racism within the NT Police Service, at an explosive coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal teenager who he shot.
Warlpiri and Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker was shot in the chest at close range three times during a botched arrest in the Aboriginal community of Yuendumu in 2019.
Zachary Rolfe was acquitted on all charges over the death. He is no longer with the NT Police Force.