# 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.
- Title: Australian man and two children found dead in Bali · BBC News
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwzlwglldo
- Published: 2026-09-14T07:15:35.269+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bali, australia, indonesia, police investigation, kuta, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Police have confirmed three deaths in a Kuta bungalow but not yet the cause, so the murder-suicide line in Australian media remains unconfirmed.