Dezi Freeman’s wife Amalia could still face charges over allegations of obstructing police
The wife of Dezi Freeman — who was present when he murdered two police officers in Porepunkah more than 100 days ago — may still be charged over allegations she obstructed police probing the case.
Detectives have not ruled out charging the wife of fugitive cop killer Dezi Freeman over allegations she obstructed police investigating the Porepunkah murders.
Amalia Freeman remains under investigation and police have not ruled out laying criminal charges after her husband, Dezi, murdered two officers more than 100 days ago.
Victorian detectives were this week still preparing a brief of evidence against Ms Freeman, who was questioned over allegations she was “obstructing police” in the initial investigation into the deadly August 26 shootout.
Ms Freeman, known more commonly as “Mali”, was not overly cooperative with detectives who were forced to speak with her lawyer in order to obtain an official statement.
She has not been charged but detectives are continuing their investigations into Ms Freeman, who was arrested at an associate’s home in late August.
“The investigation remains ongoing whilst a brief of evidence is prepared,” police said in a statement.
Ms Freeman was present when her husband shot three officers as they executed a warrant at the High Country property over three months ago.
Ms Freeman and their two-year-old son had allegedly barricaded themselves inside the bus before asking officers: “Can you please not barge in? I have a kid, please.”
Ms Freeman and her 15-year-old son were arrested two days after Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart were murdered.
Superintendent Jason Kelly in September said Ms Freeman had “been interviewed by Victoria Police for obstructing police at the time of the incident the crime occurred”.
Supt. Kelly added: “A brief of evidence will be compiled and she may be charged in due course”.
Police this week confirmed that was still the case.
Ms Freeman’s lawyer was contacted for comment.
There have been no confirmed sightings of Freeman since he ran off into the bush after killing the two officers and wounding a third.
The Herald Sun last month revealed that police had received a tip of a potential sighting in Cape Town, South Africa, from a man who was “99 per cent certain that it was Dezi”.
Police from Taskforce Summit believe Freeman to be dead, shifting the search effort to locating his body in the dense bushland in the Mount Buffalo National Park.
Cadaver dogs, who are highly trained in sniffing out human remains, have been brought in from interstate a number of times to scour the bush surrounding the Raglan Track property.
Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said it was “possible” Freeman was still alive but the 80-odd officers on the ground had been searching for his dead body.
“It’s a possibility. It’s also a possibility that he is dead obviously. But we’ve got to consider both,” Mr Bush told 3AW last Friday.
“If he is dead, for closure purposes, we really need to be able to prove that. We’re not giving up, we’ll be relentless to bring that to a resolution. Police have got to look at every angle.
“We’re re-searching an area very thoroughly at the moment. We’ll see where that takes us.”
