Families of fallen officers killed in Eastern Freeway tragedy gather at fundraising relay run

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She decided to raise money for the families of those who had died by running 159.485 kilometres - a number she arrived at after adding together the badge numbers of the four fallen officers.

When First Constable Charlotte Peak heard the news that four fellow police officers had died in a crash on the Eastern Freeway, she froze in shock.

In emotional scenes at Melbourne's Police Memorial on Sunday afternoon, Senior Constable King's partner, Sharron Mackenzie, and three sons, Constable Prestney's parents, Andrew and Belinda, and Constable Humpris' partner, Todd Robinson, came together to remember their loved ones. "We created a platform for people who wanted to grieve and needed a way to channel their grief. And the community that has been created has been really heart-warming," said First Constable Peak."I didn't think what I did would be this big."

"[First Constable Peak] is in her 20s and it just goes to show that the measure of a police officer is not in their years of service, it's in the character," he said.

 

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