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Live: Court details the moment Dezi Freeman shot and killed two police officers
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- The Victorian coroner is examining the deaths of police officers Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 34, and Neal Thompson, 59, ahead of a separate coronial inquest into Freeman's death to be heard later this afternoon.
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Link copied Share Share article Details about a confrontation between Dezi Freeman and police that led to the killing of two officers have been heard in a coronial hearing today.
The Victorian coroner is examining the deaths of police officers Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 34, and Neal Thompson, 59, ahead of a separate coronial inquest into Freeman's death to be heard later this afternoon.
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