Porepunkah
Coverage of Porepunkah in the Nexus archive.
- Two arrested during investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements as police reveal killer likely travelled to NSW
Two men have been arrested as police investigate Dezi Freeman's movements following the killing of two officers in Porepunkah. Authorities believe Freeman traveled between Victoria and New South Wales over seven months before being found on a remote property near the border.
- Two men arrested in connection to Dezi Freeman’s movements after Porepunkah shootings
Two men, aged 48 and 35, were arrested in north-east Victoria as part of Operation Summit, an investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements after he killed two police officers in the Porepunkah shootings. The arrests are connected to Freeman’s time on the run following the incident.
- Dezi Freeman inquest: police investigating alleged sexual assault of child when two killed, coroner hears
Dezi Freeman's alleged sexual assault of a child led to a search warrant that resulted in him shooting and killing two Victorian police officers, Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart. A coroner's court directions hearing revealed new details about the August 2023 Porepunkah shooting incident.