Event Brief
Coronial inquest directions hearings begin for Porepunkah shootings
Filed: May 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM ET
Summary: Coroners Court of Victoria begins directions hearings for two coronial inquests into Porepunkah police shootings.
WHO: Coroners Court of Victoria; State Coroner Judge Liberty Sanger
WHAT: Directions hearings commence for two coronial inquests into the deaths of Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart, Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, and Dezi Freeman after police shootings.
WHEN: May 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM ET
WHERE: Porepunkah, Victoria
WHY: A directions hearing stage is being held to set the structure and scope of the coronial inquests and timelines for evidence submissions.
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