<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thirteen people have been charged after a crowd stormed a petrol station and supermarket during a riot which broke out over the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last Thursday, the body of a child believed to be that of the five-year-old girl was found after a five-day search.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man suspected of her murder, 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, was found later that night, when he was arrested and taken to Alice Springs Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-woman-marion-barter-million-dollar-reward-for-nsw-cold-case/5b242574-36c1-4435-96a9-cb09e76eec0e"><strong><span>A $1 million reward offered in school teacher cold case</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Following his arrest, violence broke out outside the hospital late in the evening as a grieving crowd demanded the man be handed over to be dealt with by the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As the crowd dispersed, dozens of people poured into the Shell Express and Piggly's Supermarket at The Gap.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CCTV vision shows people ransacking the aisles of the petrol station and taking items from the shelves.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/alice-springs-more-than-a-dozen-people-charged-after-crowd-ransacks-petrol-station-and-supermarket/357ed3ff-d010-49cc-8cba-d763ddd3344c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said about $105,000 worth of property was stolen and $80,000 of damage caused.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CCTV footage released by police shows people ransacking the aisles of the petrol station and taking items from the shelves.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole said the behaviour was "not people processing grief in relation to the death of Baby Kumanjayi".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/millions-gold-silver-cash-seized-alleged-ndis-fraud-queensland/5091c865-27c7-4074-ac66-e9a142a028aa"><strong><span>Millions in gold, silver and cash seized after alleged NDIS fraud</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have since charged four women and three men with aggravated burglary and theft.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two of the women, aged 26 and 24, were charged with two counts of each offence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another 36-year-old woman was charged with one count each of aggravated burglary, theft and breach of suspended sentence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 26-year-old man was charged with one count each of aggravated burglary, theft and breach of suspended sentence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 32-year-old man was charged with two counts each of aggravated burglary and theft and one count of breach of suspended sentence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 29-year-old man was charged with two counts of aggravated burglary and theft and one count each of damage of property, attempt arson and armed with an offensive weapon at night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 36-year-old man was charged with one count each of unlawfully cause serious harm, aggravated assault and breach of DVO.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 49-year-old man was charged with one count of breach of bail and one count of breach of suspended sentence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Repairman Kim Shegog told 9News the lost stock came at a cost for the business.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We had a skip (bin), we filled the skip up with all the food," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All of the food that had use-by dates had to be disposed because it's going to be two to three weeks to get the place back up and running again."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Northern Territory Police acting superintendent Michael Ordelman denounced the alleged behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The businesses involved have suffered extensive monetary loss," Ordelman said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jefferson Lewis was yesterday charged with the murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is expected to appear in court tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>For 24/7 crisis support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contact 13YARN (13 92 76).</span></strong></em></div></div>

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