Bali Murder Suicide Investigation
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- Shweta SharmaThe Independent
- Caitlin CassidyThe Guardian
- Caitlin PowellDaily Mail
- Charlotte KarpDaily Mail
- Jonica BrayDaily Mail
- Tim SwanstonABC News (AU)
- Lucy MurrayABC News (AU)
- Zach HopeSydney Morning Herald
- Carla HildebrandtSydney Morning Herald
- Karuni RompiesSydney Morning Herald
- Jonica Bray SeniorDaily Mail
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The grandmother of two children murdered by their Australian father in Bali has released a heart-wrenching video tribute from inside the villa where they died. Damien John Shaw, 56, smothered his son Archie, 6, and daughter Laura, 4, before taking his own life on Sunday after his wife left for Jakarta to visit her mother. Since then, police have allowed the children’s mother to return to their home in Legian, Bali…
Inside the Bali house of horror where Aussie dad strangled his two kids before taking his own life - as shattered family returns to murder-suicide home haunted by tragedy →2 articles from Daily Mail on this storyBali police are investigating the deaths of an Australian man and his two young children found inside their bungalow in Kuta on Sunday morning. Damien John Shaw, 56, along with his six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter, were discovered by neighbors after Shaw’s wife reported losing contact with him. Police are treating it as a suspected murder-suicide case but continue to examine the crime scene and interview…
Bali police investigating death of Australian man found alongside bodies of young children →Police in Bali are investigating the deaths of an Australian man, 57, and his two Indonesian children, aged seven and four, suspected to be a murder-suicide that occurred over the weekend in Kuta. A witness contacted local authorities after receiving a call from the victim’s wife who was unable to reach her family. Upon entering the bungalow, residents found all three individuals deceased; initial examinations…
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide →Damien John Shaw, an Australian man living in Bali, died by suicide along with his two children on Sunday in their home in Kuta, according to Bali police. The incident is under investigation as a double murder-suicide, involving the deaths of Shaw's six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter. Shaw had recently filed for divorce but later withdrew the case after noticing improvements in his behavior; he was…
Friends of Australian man shocked he killed his kids in Bali →Bali locals are mourning the deaths of six-year-old Archie and four-year-old Laura, who were murdered by their Australian father, Damien John Shaw, in their rented bungalow in Legian. Police believe Shaw took his own life after killing the children; he was described as anxious and unpredictable due to a recent stressful period involving family issues. The community is grappling with the tragedy, highlighting…
‘Very kindly, very cute’: Bali locals mourn the two children murdered by their Australian father →Analysis
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- 14 Sep
The bodies of Damien John Shaw, 56, his six-year-old son, and four-year-old daughter were found inside their home in the resort town of Kuta on Sunday morning, Bali provincial police said.
- 18 Sep
Police believe Shaw took his own life soon after killing his children.
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- 23 Sep Inside the Bali house of horror where Aussie dad strangled his two kids before taking his own life - as shattered family returns to murder-suicide home haunted by tragedyThe grandmother of two children murdered by their Australian father in Bali has released a heart-wrenching video tribute from inside the villa where they died. Damien John Shaw, 56, smothered his son Archie, 6, and daughter Laura, 4, before taking his own life on Sunday after his wife left for Jakarta to visit her mother. Since then, police have allowed the children’s mother to return to their home in Legian, Bali…Daily Mail
- 18 Sep ‘Very kindly, very cute’: Bali locals mourn the two children murdered by their Australian fatherBali locals are mourning the deaths of six-year-old Archie and four-year-old Laura, who were murdered by their Australian father, Damien John Shaw, in their rented bungalow in Legian. Police believe Shaw took his own life after killing the children; he was described as anxious and unpredictable due to a recent stressful period involving family issues. The community is grappling with the tragedy, highlighting…Sydney Morning Herald
- 15 Sep Friends of Australian man shocked he killed his kids in BaliDamien John Shaw, an Australian man living in Bali, died by suicide along with his two children on Sunday in their home in Kuta, according to Bali police. The incident is under investigation as a double murder-suicide, involving the deaths of Shaw's six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter. Shaw had recently filed for divorce but later withdrew the case after noticing improvements in his behavior; he was…ABC News (AU)
15 Sep The awful final moments of Bali murder-suicide revealed in chilling CCTV footage - as young daughter fled her Aussie killer father and screamed: 'I love you, daddy'Police in Bali have released details about a murder-suicide involving an Australian father, Damien John Shaw, who killed his two young children before taking his own life. The incident occurred on September 10 when Shaw, after arguing with his wife earlier that year and removing the home’s CCTV cameras, chased and smothered his daughter Laura, four, inside their villa in Kuta. CCTV footage shows Laura running away…Daily Mail- 14 Sep Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicidePolice in Bali are investigating the deaths of an Australian man, 57, and his two Indonesian children, aged seven and four, suspected to be a murder-suicide that occurred over the weekend in Kuta. A witness contacted local authorities after receiving a call from the victim’s wife who was unable to reach her family. Upon entering the bungalow, residents found all three individuals deceased; initial examinations…The Guardian
14 Sep Bali police investigating death of Australian man found alongside bodies of young childrenBali police are investigating the deaths of an Australian man and his two young children found inside their bungalow in Kuta on Sunday morning. Damien John Shaw, 56, along with his six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter, were discovered by neighbors after Shaw’s wife reported losing contact with him. Police are treating it as a suspected murder-suicide case but continue to examine the crime scene and interview…The Independent
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