A Supreme Court judge rules the trial of a police officer accused of murdering a teenager in a remote community will be delayed until further notice.
A Supreme Court judge has ruled the murder trial of NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe will be delayed until further notice.Mr Rolfe is charged with murdering Kumanjayi Walker in 2019Constable Rolfe is accused of murdering Kumanjayi Walker, an Indigenous teenager who was fatally shot in the remote community of Yuendumu, north-west of Alice Springs, in November 2019.
Prosecutors Phillip Strickland SC and Sophie Callan SC are based in Sydney and are unable to travel to Darwin without quarantining due to current coronavirus travel restrictions.According to a spokesperson from the Northern Territory Supreme Court, Acting Justice Dean Mildren adjourned the trial "to a date to be fixed".No timeframe has been given.
The court had previously heard Mr Strickland and Ms Callan would apply for travel exemptions but had not heard back. Constable Rolfe and his legal team have appeared in closed court pre-trial hearings every day this week, while prosecutors have appeared via video link from Sydney.
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