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Unrest took place outside hospital where man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated.
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There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated, as police said they were "coming for" anyone who may have helped him.
Jefferson Lewis was arrested late on Thursday night local time in Alice Springs, after being seen by members of the local community and reportedly attacked.
Video shows dozens of people gathering outside the town's hospital, some throwing projectiles, with police using tear gas.
The body of the girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was discovered earlier on Thursday.
She had last been seen on Saturday, when she was put to bed at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs just before midnight.
Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, reported that some in the crowd outside the hospital yelled that Lewis needed to face "payback" and accused the police of protecting him.
"Payback" is term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal customary law in Central Australia – usually carried out by elders to try and achieve harmony between Indigenous families and groups.
But at a press conference Michael Liddle an Alyawarre man and Alice Springs local said that traditional payback was "carefully constructed and carried out" rather than seeking quick revenge.
"Bringing the word 'payback' into this scenario just fuels violence," he said,
"There's a system set up here, where there is a person in custody and the Western rules will deal with that person."
Video from the scene shows crowds throwing items towards police and items being thrown. Several police vehicles appear to have been damaged.
Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole said in an update on Friday morning Lewis had been subjected to a "sustained attack" and was unconsciou
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