suicide of Australian man and two children in Bali
An Australian man and his two young children were found dead in a Bali bungalow in an apparent murder-suicide. Local police are investigating the incident, which has left the man's wife in deep shock.
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Badung Regency police said neighbours checked in on the family after a call from the man's wife. ( Supplied: Indonesian police )
Link copied Share Share article Indonesian police say a mother is experiencing 'deep shock and grief' after the deaths of her husband and two children, which is being investigated as a double murder-suicide.
Bali Provincial Police said the bodies of 56-year-old Damien John Shaw, his six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter were found inside their bungalow in the popular tourist resort of Kuta on Sunday morning.
In a statement, police said neighbours checked in on the family after a call from the man's wife, who had recently arrived in Jakarta.
Damien John Shaw, 56, and his children were found dead in the family's bungalow in Bali. ( LinkedIn )
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