Arabic version: رجل من ييا متهم بدخول حاوية فريمان في ثولوجولون

A 43-year-old man from Yea has been charged with trespass after video emerged showing the interior of a shipping container where Dezi Freeman had been living prior to his death.

According to ABC News, Victoria Police allege the man entered the Thologolong property on Murray River Road on April 16, about three weeks after Freeman was shot dead following a stand-off with police. The man later posted footage online and said he had accessed the site to retrieve a drone. In a video posted online on Sunday morning, the man said police had been “looking for him” and he had to “hand himself in”. He said he had since been charged.

Victoria Police said the man was charged by Wodonga crime investigation unit detectives with one count of trespass in relation to an alleged incident at the property. The online footage filmed around the property included images of the inside of the converted shipping container, showing clothing, personal items, bedding, batteries, a radio and containers of vitamins. It has not been confirmed whether any of the items belonged to Freeman. The video also captured someone describing a strong chemical smell and saying they were having difficulty breathing.

Freeman was found and shot dead by police on March 30 at the remote property on the New South Wales–Victoria border, after more than seven months on the run. He had been hiding in a converted shipping container after fatally shooting two police officers at a Porepunkah property in August last year. Police used non-lethal baton rounds and tear gas during the three-hour stand-off with Freeman.

Victoria Police say the 43-year-old Yea man is due to appear at Wodonga Magistrates’ Court in October.

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