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Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart, Killed in Porepunkah Shooting, to Be Honoured in Melbourne Funeral
Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart was killed serving a warrant in Porepunkah; over 1,000 mourners attended his funeral while a 450-officer manhunt continues for Dezi Freeman.
- On Friday, Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart was farewelled at the Victoria Police Academy chapel in Melbourne's east, with hundreds of mourners attending a service open to police, friends and family.
- During a warrant in Porepunkah, Victoria, Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart was shot last Tuesday while among 10 officers, and police allege Dezi Freeman ambushed them and fled into bushland.
- An estimated 3,000 people attended the chapel on Friday, including 250 members of the Critical Incident Support Team; following the service, a guard of honour and police air wing flyover honored the fallen officer as thousands lined View Mount Rd.
- Police said the funeral will not affect the search, noting 450 officers remain involved and the Porepunkah no-fly zone has been extended amid fears Freeman hides in abandoned mineshafts.
- Wayne Gatt paid tribute, saying Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart "wore the uniform with honour and represented it with kindness, compassion and a just heart"; he will receive the Victoria Police Star and is survived by Carolina and Alain de Waart and Sacha de Waart-Hottart.
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Senior Constable shot in Porepunkah posthumously honoured at funeral
Thousands of police, family and friends have paid tribute to Vadim de Waart-Hottart, one of the officers fatally shot in Victoria's high country last week. The Prime Minister was among those attending the service, where the senior constable was posthumously awarded some of the force's highest honours.
Sea of Blue as Fallen Police Officer Farewelled, Manhunt for Alleged Killer Intensifies
A sea of navy blue has surrounded the coffin of a young officer gunned down in his prime as the hunt continues for his alleged killer. Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart, 34, is being farewelled by loved ones, friends, colleagues and political leaders at a private funeral at the Victoria Police Academy on Sept. 5. Ahead of the service, the area around the academy in Melbourne’s east was eerily quiet as hundreds of members, alongside police …
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