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Friend details last conversation before Bali murder-suicide
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An Australian expat has shared details of his final conversation with Damien John Shaw in Bali, days before Shaw allegedly killed his two young children and himself. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at the Arca Bungalow complex in Legian. Shaw's wife, who was in Jakarta, received a call from her husband where she reportedly heard her four-year-old daughter crying. Bungalow staff and neighbors later found the bodies of the four-year-old girl, her six-year-old brother, and their father. A friend, who wished to remain anonymous, met with Shaw a week prior and discussed Shaw's financial, marital, and mental struggles. The friend stated Shaw mentioned wanting to kill himself due to these pressures. Shaw, a former seaman from Perth, had spent years as a stay-at-home parent. His family in Perth, including his brother Mark, are reportedly distraught. The family has a history of loss, including the death of Shaw's father when he was 15, another brother, and his mother recently.
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