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BBC World4/30/2026Crime

Police Find Body of Abducted Five-Year-Old Girl Near Alice Springs

Suspect Jefferson Lewis released from prison six days before girl disappeared; DNA evidence links both

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  • Police in Australia's Northern Territory have located a body believed to be that of five-year-old Sharon, an Aboriginal girl allegedly abducted from a town camp near Alice Springs.
  • Forty-seven-year-old Jefferson Lewis, recently released from prison and reportedly a distant relative of the girl, is being sought for questioning.
  • Forensic testing confirmed DNA linking both Sharon and Lewis was found on children's underwear recovered near the camp.

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Police in Australia's Northern Territory have located a body believed to be that of five-year-old Sharon, an Aboriginal girl allegedly abducted from a town camp near Alice Springs. Forty-seven-year-old Jefferson Lewis, recently released from prison and reportedly a distant relative of the girl, is being sought for questioning. Forensic testing confirmed DNA linking both Sharon and Lewis was found on children's underwear recovered near the camp.

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