Overview
- Police searchers on Thursday found a young girl’s body about 5 kilometers south of Old Timers town camp, and officers said they believe it is five-year-old Sharon Granites.
- Forensic testing on a child’s underwear recovered near the camp returned two DNA profiles, with police saying one matches Sharon and the other matches 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis.
- NT Police allege Lewis murdered the child and have intensified a manhunt, urging anyone helping him or knowing his location to contact authorities.
- Sharon was last seen late Saturday at the small Old Timers Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs, where witnesses saw her holding hands with Lewis who had been released from prison six days earlier.
- A post-mortem is scheduled for Friday as the coronial process begins, and the family has asked that she be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby in keeping with cultural practice.