Dezi Freeman: Son of Porepunkah cop killer slams those celebrating his death
The eldest son of Dezi Freeman has slammed people celebrating his death, hours after the fugitive cop killer was shot dead following a three-hour standoff with police.
The eldest son of fugitive cop killer Dezi Freeman has slammed those people celebrating his death, calling them “disgusting humans”.
While police, Porepunkah residents and the broader community have expressed relief that the seven month manhunt for Freeman is finally over, Koah Freeman said his family was grieving.
“I am not here to defend my father’s actions because I know what he did was wrong,” the 21-year-old wrote in an emotional Facebook post to the community of Bright, hours after his father’s death.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“What I’m here about however is seeing so called ‘friends’ and people who I thought were nice people say some questionable things.
“I hope you all realise that I am looking at everything you are saying, and that you all realise how that is making me feel. I know you people all have thoughts to share about the situation that has been happening.
“Just bear in mind that to you’s my father was a cop killer, but to me that’s still my father who raised me to be the man I am today. And for the people who know me well they know exactly what I’m talking about.
“This is news that I’ll be grieving about while some of you disgusting humans celebrate online for me to watch.”
Dezi Freeman had been on the run since he opened fire on about 10 police officers who had attended his property in Porepunkah to execute a search warrant related to alleged child sex offences.
He shot dead detective Sen. Const. Neal Thompson and Sen. Const. Vadim de Waart-Hottart and seriously injured a third officer.
Freeman, who was still armed, ran from the scene and no trace of him had been found until Monday morning, when he was discovered in a structure likened to a cross between a shipping container and a long caravan, on a remote property about 200km north-east of Porepunkah.
Freeman was shot dead after a three-hour standoff with police that began about 5.30am on Monday. It is believed he was possibly armed and refused to surrender.
It was the first time Freeman had been seen since August 26 last year, when he allegedly shot dead the two detectives while they were attempting to execute a search warrant at a remote property in Porepunkah, Victoria.
Koah said his heart went out to the fallen police officers who finally had closure. He also indicated there was more to tell about the story that “media will not tell our community”.
“Before you have something smart to say, how about you try and experience 1 per cent of what me and my family are going through?
“If you can’t then I highly recommend keeping your nasty comments and thoughts to yourself.”
