Family of Indigenous man who died in custody launch legal action over decision not to charge police

<p>Kumanjayi White died after being restrained by plain-clothes police in the lolly aisle of an Alice Springs supermarket</p><p><em>•Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died</em></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/27/ausalert-emergency-warning-test-antisemitism-royal-commission-nsw-icac-inquiry-politics-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-victoria-jacinta-allan-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The family of a young Aboriginal man who died after being restrained by police <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/04/kumanjayi-white-indigenous-deaths-in-custody-black-lives-matter-ntwnfb">in an Alice Springs supermarket</a> has launched legal action after the officers involved were not prosecuted.</p><p>Kumanjayi White, 24, died in the Coles supermarket in the Northern Territory city on 27 May, 2025 after two plainclothes police officers held him down in the confectionary aisle, sparking national outrage and rallies calling for an independent investigation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/family-of-indigenous-man-who-died-in-custody-launch-legal-action-over-decision-not-to-charge-police-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>