Father may have thrown daughter into Parramatta River in suspected murder-suicide, police say
NSW police are investigating the suspected murder-suicide of a 47-year-old man and his six-year-old daughter in the Parramatta River. Authorities discovered a suicide note and evidence suggesting the child was deliberately thrown from a boat, marking a tragic case of domestic violence.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the ongoing crisis of domestic violence and the tragic impact it has on families, prompting police to investigate the circumstances behind the deaths.
NSW police said officers attending the scene where the father and six-year-old girl died were suspicious as to the circumstances of the incident because lifejackets were on board the boat but had not been used. Photograph: David Moir/AAP View image in fullscreen NSW police said officers attending the scene where the father and six-year-old girl died were suspicious as to the circumstances of the incident because lifejackets were on board the boat but had not been used. Photograph: David Moir/AAP Australia news Father may have thrown daughter into Parramatta River in suspected murder-suicide, police say NSW police say suicide note and ‘other evidence’ suggest six-year-old’s death was an act of domestic violence
The article reports on a police investigation using factual, objective language without editorializing the tragedy.
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