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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Catie McLeod in Bright and AAP

Wife of alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman urges him to surrender, sharing ‘deep sorrow’ at police deaths

Police officers at a roadblock
A manhunt continues for Dezi Freeman, a 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ accused of killing two police officers and injuring another in the town of Porepunkah in Victoria. Photograph: Stuart Walmsley/The Guardian

The wife of a fugitive accused of killing two police officers has urged him to surrender and says she will cooperate fully with authorities.

Dezi Freeman, also known as Desmond Filby, fled into the bush on Tuesday after a fatal confrontation at a property in Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne.

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