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Australian father and two children found dead in Bali home, police investigate suspected murder-suicide
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An Australian father, Damien John Shaw, 56, from Fremantle, and his two children, a six-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter, were found dead in a residence in Kuta, Bali. Police are investigating the incident as a suspected murder-suicide. The discovery was made after Shaw's wife, who was traveling to Jakarta, requested a welfare check, reportedly after a phone call with her husband disconnected following her child crying. Neighbors forced entry into the property and found the bodies before alerting local police. An autopsy is underway. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT is providing consular assistance to the family. Western Australian Premier Roger Cook described the situation as "horrific" and "very sad."
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