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Emotional farewell for police constable Mia Lay after Sydney crash
Hundreds of mourners and police officers honored the 20-year-old constable, who was posthumously awarded the National Police Service Medal.
- On Wednesday, hundreds of mourners gathered at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney to farewell NSW Police Constable Mia Lay, the 20-year-old officer killed in a patrol car crash last month.
- Lay had served with NSW Police for only 16 months when her patrol car crashed into a tree in Redfern on September 25 while responding to a reported car theft.
- Partner Daniel Vasquez described the officer as the "love of my life," while Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon praised her "grit and bravery" and "exceptional promise" during her brief career.
- Commissioner Lanyon announced Constable Lay was posthumously awarded the national police service medal and the NSW Police Force medal for ethical and diligent service, followed by a processional march along Bathurst Street.
- In 2027, Constable Lay's name will be added to the National Police Memorial in Canberra, where 832 touchstones represent police lives lost since 1803, and to the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance.
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