The British police officer who tragically died in a freak accident at his engagement party was expecting his first child, it has emerged.
Liam Trimmer, who emigrated to Western Australia in 2013 and became a police officer, died at his home on Sunday (10 March), aged just 29.
The officer fell during his engagement celebrations with his fiancée, cutting a carotid artery in his neck in the process.
Despite friends and family attempting to revive him, Liam tragically didn't make it as he was declared dead at the scene.
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The cause of the accident has not been confirmed, as a report into the death will be prepared for the coroner.
Now, it has emerged that Liam's fiancée Lilly Watts had announced at the party that she was expecting their first baby, with her believing she is 14 weeks pregnant.
Speaking on Wednesday (13 March), Lilly said: "He will always be the love of my life and our baby will know the wonderful man he was... I have never known a love like Liam’s and this heartbreak and emptiness is just so overwhelming."
Following Liam's untimely passing, a GoFundMe page has been created to help raise money for Lilly and her child.
Started by close friend Mel Kelly, she revealed that Lilly's 'world was shattered' after losing her soulmate.
"Lilly’s world was shattered by a freak accident that claimed the life of her beloved fiancé,' Mel wrote on the page.
"The evening was meant to be a joyous celebration of Lilly and Liam’s recent engagement and announcing their pregnancy, a huge milestone in their journey together.
"Friends and family gathered to share in their happiness. In a cruel twist of events, Liam’s life was cut short leaving behind a void that can never be filled," it concluded.
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said: "Everything was done to try and save him, but it wasn’t to be.
"I know everyone that was involved are really, really hurting. I think they wish they could just wake up from this nightmare."
Blanch called him 'a very, very confident, capable young man with his whole life ahead of him'.
"That’s how sad this is. It’s such a tragedy," he said.
Liam graduated from academy training in 2017 before moving to Kalgoorlie, which is about 370 miles east of Perth, and began working in police gang crime and tactical response units.
Local media have called him the 'poster boy' for the force, who encouraged Brits to relocate to WA.
The Sun reports that Liam took part in BBC series Wanted Down Under, before he migrated, though the outlet claims his scenes were never used.
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Joshua Nair