‘My heart breaks into a million pieces’: emotional tributes to Kumanjayi Little Baby at Alice Springs funeral

Published August 15, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Hundreds gathered with flashes of pink to farewell the five-year-old girl, who was allegedly murdered in April

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A sombre funeral service for Kumanjayi Little Baby has been attended by hundreds of people from the Alice Springs community and surrounds.

Details

Wearing pink and some dressed in T-shirts bearing the face of the five-year-old girl, the crowd gathered under grey skies in the red centre capital on Saturday.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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