Victoria unveils memorial to two murdered police officers
A permanent monument to detectives Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart will be unveiled at Wangaratta Police Station on Tuesday. This is the day before one year since they died.
Why it mattersThe killing of police officers carrying out a warrant shocked Victoria. The manhunt that followed also affected the whole community. Memorials honor their sacrifice in public. They help people face this loss.
AustraliaBoth monuments recognise the deaths of two frontline police in rural Victoria and acknowledge one of the biggest police operations Australia has ever conducted.
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