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Mar 2022
32m 17s

Day 18 - The Accused

THE AUSTRALIAN
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Within minutes of the Crown closing its case against Constable Zach Rolfe today, the young cop voluntarily took the stand in his murder trial to give his version of events about what happened the day he fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker.

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