Australia mourns death of Aboriginal girl
Emotions were intense across Australia as communities gathered to honour a five-year-old Aboriginal girl whose death in the Northern Territory has shocked the nation. The child, now referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby in line with Aboriginal cultural practices, was found dead on 30 April near Alice Springs, several days after she disappeared from the Old Timers Camp, an Aboriginal town camp where her family lived. During a candlelight vigil held in Alice Springs, a message from the girl’s mother was read aloud to mourners. “My heart is broken into a million pieces,” the statement said. “She was my little princess. My princess who loved the colour pink.” The grieving mother spoke about her daughter’s love for cartoons including Bluey and Masha and the Bear, as well as music from Bruno Mars and K-pop artists. She also described how the […]