Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home
ByHelen Livingstone, Sydney and Christine Nababan, Bali.
ByHelen Livingstone, Sydney and Christine Nababan, Bali.
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Key points
- Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children, a boy aged six and a girl aged four, were discovered dead in their home in Kuta on Sunday.
- Police in Bali are investigating after the bodies of an Australian man and his two children were discovered dead in their bungalow in a popular tourist area.
- Police remarked Shaw was originally from Fremantle in Western Australia.
- His wife had reportedly travelled to the capital Jakarta in the previous days.
- According to Police, the neighbour, accompanied by other local residents, had then forced their way into the property after there was no response to their knocks.
Police remarked neighbours had checked in on the family after a call from the man's wife. This person had become concerned after a phone call with her husband. She was not in Bali at the time.
Australian media documented that police were treating the case as a suspected murder-suicide. Police informed the BBC they had not yet determined the cause or manner of death and that further examinations would be carried out.
Police remarked the man's wife had called a neighbour after hearing one of her children crying while on the phone to her husband. She was subsequently unable to contact him again.
According to Police, the neighbour, accompanied by other local residents, had then forced their way into the property after there was no response to their knocks. The three victims were discovered inside.
Police remarked Shaw was originally from Fremantle in Western Australia. Roger Cook, the state's premier, described the news as a "very confronting situation".
"This is a particularly sad situation; our hearts go out to everyone involved. We hope we can obtain to the bottom of what's gone on as shortly as feasible, " he went on.
Taken together, the developments around bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
