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Condolences to his Family and Brothers...

Biker's funeral goes off without a hitch
11:57 AEST Sat May 7 2005
AAP
A strong uniformed West Australian police presence, and the cooperation of Coffin Cheaters motorcycle club members, ensured a quiet send-off for bikie Kevin Flynn.
 
About 60 bikers - with helmets removed in a traditional mark of respect for a fallen brother - took part in Flynn's funeral procession in Bunbury, 180km south of Perth, police said.
 
The Coffin Cheaters club had sought police permission to ride without helmets in the procession following the sudden death of 48-year-old Flynn last week, Senior Sergeant Warrick Walker said.
 
The request was granted under the state's Public Meetings and Procession Act to ride - a mark of respect known as "tipping the hat" recognised by gangs throughout the world.
 
"The procession started at the Coffin Cheaters clubhouse in Bunbury and finished at Bunbury cemetery," Snr Sgt Walker said.
 
"It all went smoothly and once the riders left the cemetery it was back to normal road rules and the helmets went back on."
 
 
 
 
Snr Sgt Walker would not say how many police officers were monitoring the funeral, the procession and traffic flow through Bunbury's streets.
 
"There were enough to manage the traffic components and to have resources elsewhere in case of contingencies," he said.
 
Officers from the Gang Crime Squad, south-west District Response Group and Regional Operations Group assisted Bunbury police for the bikie's funeral and tonight's wake at the Coffin Cheaters clubhouse.
 
WA police launched an investigation last week into the death of Mr Flynn, 48, who died in mysterious circumstances.
 
The father-of-three was carried into Collie hospital on a mattress, where he was left in the emergency department, last Thursday. Doctors failed to resuscitate him.
 
A post-mortem examination has been conducted, and police say they are currently awaiting the outcome of the examination.
 
 


 

 

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