The coronial inquest will start into the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart and the man who murdered them, Dezi Freeman.

Inquests into the deaths of double murderer Dezi Freeman and the police officers he killed will begin today.

The coronial inquest will start into the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart and the man who murdered them, Dezi Freeman.

The coronial inquest will start into the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart and the man who murdered them, Dezi Freeman.

The inquest is being held into the deaths of two police officers killed by Dezi Freeman in north-east Victoria last year.

Directions hearing over deaths of Victoria police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart told of new details of Porepunkah shooting

Details surrounding the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart outlined in court

New details of the horror that occurred in August 2025 – and Freeman’s death in March – were revealed at the Coroners Court of Victoria on Monday.

The differences in the hearings into the deaths of two slain police and their killer were mostly reassuring and respectful, but one threatens to ignite conspiracy theorists.

A Coroners Court in Australia has heard about Dezi Freeman's final moments before a fatal confrontation at his hideout in Victoria's north-east.