Times of India (June 2, 2012) ? ? MELBOURNE: Three members of an Indian family died today in a suspected case of murder-suicide after a massive fire tore through their Melbourne house.
Police said four people of Indian descent were known to be living in the house located in a city suburb, though at the time of the fire two boys aged five and 10 and their 37-year-old mother were believed to be there. The father was reportedly visiting his sick mother in India when the incident happened. The bodies of the victims were found together in a back room of the home. But police were yet to identify the bodies or determine exactly how many were dead, detective Geoff Maher said. Police found a handwritten note on a car in the driveway of the home and is investigating whether it was written by the mother. Maher said the note was found on the top of the vehicle outside the Clayton South house. Police is also investigating whether the house fire was deliberately lit, and arson and explosives chemists and crime scene detectives inspected the scene. The father of the children is expected to arrive back tomorrow and will be met by detectives and counsellors at the airport, a report in The Age newspaper said. Maher said police was considering the angle of a possible murder-suicide. "I'm not going to confirm that at this point in time," he said, adding "I'm keeping an open mind and so will the investigators." ? _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
