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Apr 1, 2026, 3:11 AM·2 views

‘It’s really polarised the population’: amid a police search for Dezi Freeman’s helpers, some sympathy towards the double-murderer remains

Police say anyone who helped the 56-year-old fugitive, who allegedly killed two police officers, ‘will be held to account’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app…

‘It’s really polarised the population’: amid a police search for Dezi Freeman’s helpers, some sympathy towards the double-murderer remains

Police say anyone who helped the 56-year-old fugitive, who allegedly killed two police officers, ‘will be held to account’

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As beers are poured at the Bright pub, and cyclists pedal down the side of Mount Buffalo, grief, anger and a conspiratorial sense of disbelief is bubbling over.

Many in the alpine region are celebrating the death of Dezi Freeman, who was shot by police on Monday after seven months on the run after allegedly killing two police officers in cold blood and injuring a third. Others are more sympathetic to the fugitive – and some refuse to believe he’s dead.

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