Published May 7, 2026, 12:58 AM ET · Updated 6 months ago · 2 sources

Vigils planned across Australia for dead 5-year-old Indigenous girl

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SYDNEY, May 7 (Reuters) - Mourners on Thursday will gather across Australia to hold vigils for a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose alleged ​abduction and murder shocked the nation and sparked riots ‌in the Outback town of Alice Springs.The gatherings come a week after the girl was found dead by authorities following a five-day search involving ​hundreds of volunteers and police.The disappearance and death of ​Kumanjayi Little Baby, the name by which the victim ⁠is known in line with Indigenous