Dezi Freeman yelled abuse at dying police officer during shooting, Victorian coroner hears
The inquest into the deaths of two police officers in Porepunkah is underway, with new details emerging about the circumstances surrounding their deaths. Dezi Freeman, the alleged shooter, was being sought for a search warrant related to an alleged sexual assault of a child. The coroner will examine the events leading to the officers' deaths and Freeman's subsequent death during a police confrontation.
- ▪The inquest is being led by State coroner Liberty Sanger.
- ▪Dezi Freeman was shot dead by police after a manhunt that lasted seven months.
- ▪The search warrant executed at Freeman's home was related to an alleged sexual assault involving a child.
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State coroner Liberty Sanger is holding directions hearings for the inquest into the deaths of the police officers in Porepunkah, before turning her attention to sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman’s death on Monday afternoon. Illustration: Guardian DesignView image in fullscreenState coroner Liberty Sanger is holding directions hearings for the inquest into the deaths of the police officers in Porepunkah, before turning her attention to sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman’s death on Monday afternoon.
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