Tragedy as Brit, 29, dies in freak accident during his engagement party

A police constable who left the UK to start a new life in Australia has died in a freak accident during his engagement party. Liam Trimmer, 29, and his fiancée had organised a small party on Sunday at a property in Western Australia to announce their news to friends and family.

During the celebrations Mr Trimmer slipped and fell, cutting the carotid artery in his neck that led to heavy bleeding, the Mirror reports. It has not yet been made clear exactly how the police officer suffered the fatal neck wound, or where the tragic incident took place, but the case is now subject to a coroner's inquest.

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Police Commissioner Col Blanch, for Western Australia Police Commissioner, said: "Everything was done to try and save him, but it wasn't to be and I know everyone that was involved is really, really hurting at the moment. I think they wish they could just wake up from this nightmare."

Mr Trimmer, who moved to Australia from the UK when he was a teenager in 2013, graduated from Australia's Joondalup Police Academy before moving to the city of Kalgoorlie, some 370 miles east of Perth, in 2017, the Mirror says.

He established himself as a prominent member of the local community, playing for the rugby team and joining the police force's tactical response group, where he developed a record as an exemplary policeman.

He also featured in the UK TV series Wanted Down Under, giving a teenager advice on life in Australia before they migrated. Colleagues described Mr Trimmer as an "extraordinary officer" and lamented the "tragic" circumstances