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Australian man and two children found dead in Bali
A wife's worried phone call from Jakarta sent neighbours to a Kuta bungalow, where they found three bodies.
In brief
A wife's worried phone call from Jakarta sent neighbours to a Kuta bungalow, where they found three bodies. Police have confirmed three deaths in a Kuta bungalow but not yet the cause, so the murder-suicide line in Australian media remains unconfirmed. Originally reported by BBC News.
Three dead in Kuta
Police in Bali found the bodies of an Australian man and his two young children inside their bungalow in Kuta, a busy tourist area, on Sunday.
Who they were
Damien John Shaw was 56. His son was six and his daughter was four. Shaw was originally from Fremantle in Western Australia.
A call that raised alarm
Shaw's wife was not in Bali. She had reportedly travelled to Jakarta days earlier, and during a phone call with her husband she heard one of the children crying.
Then silence
She could not reach him again. She phoned a neighbour and asked them to check on the family.
Neighbours forced the door
The neighbour went with other local residents. Nobody answered their knocks, so they broke into the property and found the three victims inside.
Cause still unknown
Australian media reported police were treating it as a suspected murder-suicide, but police told the BBC they have not determined the cause or manner of death. More examinations follow.
“This is a very sad situation; our hearts go out to everyone involved.”
The bottom line
Police have confirmed three deaths in a Kuta bungalow but not yet the cause, so the murder-suicide line in Australian media remains unconfirmed.
