Tense scenes as community demands justice for 14-year-old boy

Australia

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A police officer has been injured and windows smashed in the Australian town of Kalgoorlie Tuesday, during a protest over the death of a 14-year-old Indigenous boy Elijah Doughty.
A 55-year-old man was due to appear in court on manslaughter charges over the boy's death. However, some local people believe the death was suspicious, claiming multiple death threats have been made towards Aboriginal kids in the town via Facebook.

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Reports say a police officer has been hit in the head with a bottle outside the courthouse and Kalgoorlie’s main street has been shut down, with dogs and riot police on the scene earlier Tuesday.
The man on trial was driving crashed into the 14-year-old boy while driving a truck. The boy was driving a stolen motorbike at the time, and police say the truck is linked to the owner of the motorcycle.