Solemn farewell for slain officers

Police officers Vadim De Waart-Hottart and Neal Thompson were fatally shot while serving a warrant. Picture: Con Chronis/ AAP

MELBOURNE: An avid traveller with the world at his feet, Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart should be plotting his next holiday adventure. Instead, heartbroken loved ones, friends, colleagues and political leaders will farewell him at a private funeral on Friday at the Victoria Police Academy, where he started his police career seven years ago. The […]

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