Man charged over Australian Outback death of 5-year-old girl

The girl's death sparked an outbreak of violence in the central Australian town from where she disappeared.

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A man has been charged with murder and two counts of sexual assault following the death of a five-year-old girl in Australia.

The body of the girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby, a pseudonym given to her by her family for cultural reasons after her death, was discovered on Thursday following several days of a major police search.

Jefferson Lewis, 47, was charged with her murder on Saturday night and has been scheduled to appear in a Darwin court on Tuesday.

Five people have been arrested over violent riots in Alice Springs sparked by the child's death.