Two parents and their children have been found dead in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park in a suspected murder-suicide, police say.<\/p>\n
At 8.15am on Friday, emergency services received a distressed call from a person known to the family who had gone to the home on Mott Close, in the city\u2019s south-west.<\/p>\n
Police arrived at the home to find the bodies of two adults, a man aged 50 and a woman aged 49, and two boys aged 14 and 16. Three deceased pets were also found at the house, located in a cul-de-sac in one of Perth\u2019s most affluent suburbs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is believed these persons are known to each other and are part of the family unit,\u201d Det Insp Jessica Securo said on Friday.<\/p>\n
WA police\u2019s Jessica Securo described the suspected murder-suicide in Mosman Park as a \u2018confronting\u2019 and \u2018highly distressing\u2019 scene. Photograph: AAP<\/p>\n
Securo said it did not appear to be a \u201cviolent incident\u201d, saying no weapon appeared to have been used.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe family have no reported family violence matters with police,\u201d Securo said.<\/p>\n
Sign up: AU Breaking News email<\/a><\/p>\n Securo added that both children had \u201csignificant health challenges\u201d and had engaged with care services in the past. She declined to comment further about these health concerns for privacy reasons.<\/p>\n Securo said the deaths were being treated as a murder-suicide because a note had been found at the house.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, there was a note left at the premises although I\u2019m not about to go into the content of that letter, it will form part of our investigation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Mosman Park<\/a><\/p>\n Police will investigate whether the health challenges faced by the children was a factor in their murders.<\/p>\n \u201cThat will form part of our investigation. We will look at this holistically to see what led to this incident and go from there,\u201d Securo said.<\/p>\n Police were piecing together the timeline of events, she said. The family were found after a person arrived at the home for an appointment on Friday morning, but it was unclear when they were last seen.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat will form part of our investigation is \u2013 did this incident happen this morning? Did it happen last night? How long have those persons been in that house?\u201d<\/p>\n Securo said the bodies of the family members were not found together, but all of them were inside the property.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t go into those details as to their exact location, however, I will say that they weren\u2019t in the same location,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for St John Ambulance WA said it send five crews to the house this morning just before 8.30am on priority 1 conditions, which reflect potentially life-threatening calls.<\/p>\n The Mott Close home is in one of Perth\u2019s most affluent suburbs. Several streets in the coastal suburb were closed as police investigated the suspected murder-suicide. Photograph: Richard Wainwright\/AAP<\/p>\n Securo described it as a \u201cconfronting\u201d and \u201chighly distressing\u201d scene.<\/p>\n \u201cThe officers are understandably in shock after being confronted with such an incident like this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not often that our officers come across such a tragic event with this many persons deceased.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why we employ a health and welfare and our police chaplain to attend the scene as soon as possible, speak to the officers, wrap our arms around them and make sure they are OK.\u201d<\/p>\n Police remain at the home, with several surrounding streets cordoned off.<\/p>\n Kate Chaney, the federal MP for Curtin, which includes Mosman Park, said in a statement that the suspected murder-suicide was \u201cshocking and devastating for our community\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cMy thoughts go out to the friends and relatives of this family, as well as the first responders, and the neighbours and local community who knew them,\u201d Chaney said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis heartbreaking loss of four lives will have lasting effects throughout our community.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope the police investigation will provide more information soon about the circumstances that led to this tragic event. I encourage everyone impacted by this news to hug their loved ones and if needed, reach out to \u2026 services for support.\u201d<\/p>\n In Australia, the national family violence counselling service<\/a> is on 1800 737 732. 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