Former Constable Pushed Child, Dragged Him From Bin During Arrest

Former constable Zachary Rolfe arrested a child hiding in a bin by pushing it over and dragging him from it, a year before killing Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker. Mr. Rolfe shot Mr. Walker, 19, three times while on duty in the remote community of Yuendumu in November 2019 and was acquitted of murder in a five-week trial. Mr. Rolfe took the stand at an inquest into Mr. Walker’s death on Feb. 26 and was asked questions about a use-of-force incident in 2018. The court was shown body-worn footage of the incident where Mr. Rolfe was shown arresting a 14-year-old boy in Alice Springs. The boy was hidden in a bin and Mr. Rolfe then closed and leant on the lid of the bin....