A young police officer who was killed on duty has been honoured in federal parliament as someone who exemplified the values of the force.
Constable Anthony Woods, 28, died after a man he was attempting to arrest in Perth allegedly ran over and dragged him underneath a vehicle.
His fellow officers had to lift the car off him and attempted CPR at the scene before he was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
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He died four days after being placed in an induced coma.
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman paid tribute to the Perth officer who was killed just one month after passing his probation period.
“Every worker should come home safe (and) police are not an exception to this principle, they are essential to upholding it,” the West Australian MP said.
“Every member of this House knows exactly the type of Australian we have lost, a police officer who served for countless Australians in the line of duty.
“A reminder that serving in the police force is exactly that, service from one human to their community, and that is why Constable Woods will be remembered as an exemplary police officer.”
Woods and other officers had been following a car, which was allegedly bearing stolen number plates, through Ascot in Perth’s east.
It came to a stop and as the officers tried to detain the three occupants, Const Woods was allegedly hit by the vehicle and dragged underneath.
Reagan Ainsley Chown, 23, has been charged with the officer’s murder.
Chown was not required to enter pleas and was remanded in custody to face Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court in July.
WA Liberal MP Andrew Hastie paid tribute to the constable, his wife Emily and his family, friends and colleagues.
“He had a whole career ahead of him … he was much loved by family and friends, he was involved in his local community and his loss will be keenly felt,” he said.
“But his loss reminds us of the sacrifice and the service of our police officers and we honour them today by honouring him and we will be thinking of his family in the coming weeks and months.”
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