Funeral details revealed for two cops slain in ambush by evil trio of conspiracy theorists
- Constables Rachel McCrow, 29, and Matthew Arnold, 26, died in brutal ambush
- A funeral service to honour the slain officers will be held in Brisbane next week
- They will receive full police honours at city’s Entertainment Centre from 10am
A funeral service to honour the two slain Queensland police officers has been announced for next week.
Constables Rachel McCrow, 29, and Matthew Arnold, 26, will receive full police honours at the service, which will be held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday at 10am.
The two police officers were killed in an ambush by a trio of conspiracy theorists in regional Queensland on Monday after responding to a missing persons call at a property in Wieambilla, about three hours west of Brisbane.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll leaves a card at a tribute to fallen police officers Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold outside Chinchilla Police Station on Tuesday.
Two fellow officers, constables Keely Brough and Randall Kirk, were able to escape and have both since been released from hospital.
A neighbour to the Wieambilla property, Alan Dare, was also killed after he went to check on the residents, having heard gunshots and seen smoke rising from a fire.
A GoFundMe for the good Samaritan has raised more than $70,000 for Mr Dare’s widow, Kerry.
The three offenders, Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train, were all shot dead by police during a firefight six hours later.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katrina Carroll said the attack was an ‘unimaginable tragedy’.
Constable Matthew Arnold was shot dead at point blank range at the remote property
Constable Rachel McCrow was a beautiful person and kind soul, her former partner said
‘Those officers did not stand a chance. The fact that two got out alive is a miracle,’ she said.
‘Both under 30 years of age. Both had wonderful careers and lives ahead of them.’
Constable Arnold’s triplet sister, Hayley, said she had felt ‘physical heartbreak pain’ since she was told he had been killed.
‘There are no words to express our loss,’ Ms Arnold wrote on social media.
‘I can’t begin to explain the love and bond we had. As triplets, we were born together and were meant to grow old together.’
Constable McCrow’s former partner, Luke, told local newspaper the Country Caller she would ‘do anything for you’.
‘I’m absolutely shattered and I don’t just speak for myself but I speak for everyone because Rachel was just a beautiful person,’ he said.
‘You can’t take that away from her and she just didn’t deserve this at all.
‘She was always there to listen, always there to have fun – just a really kind soul and just her as an overall person I think’s hard to come by.’
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