Jurors have begun their deliberations in the trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe over the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker.
The jury in the murder trial of Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe has retired to consider its verdict over the fatal shooting of Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker.The officer shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker three times during an attempted arrestWARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains an image of a person who has died, used with the permission of their family.
Constable Rolfe has pleaded not guilty to murder, as well as the two alternative charges of manslaughter and engaging in a violent act causing death. After four weeks of evidence, Justice John Burns summed up the case and gave two hours of instructions to the jury before they retired at lunchtime on Thursday."Your function is to assess the evidence and determine whether the Crown has proven any charge to that standard beyond reasonable doubt," Justice Burns told jurors in his address.
that his conduct was not reasonable in the circumstances for the performance of his duty as a police officer He said unlike murder, manslaughter does not require proof that the accused acted with the intention of killing Mr Walker. In addition to determining what happened when the shooting took place, Justice Burns said the jury also needed to consider Constable Rolfe's perception at the time of the shots.
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