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Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

Summary

Police in Bali are investigating the deaths of an Australian man, Damien John Shaw, and his two young children found in their home. The family was discovered after neighbors were alerted by the man's wife, who had become worried during a phone call with her husband.

Key Facts

  • The victims are Damien John Shaw, aged 56, and his two children, a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl.
  • The bodies were found in their bungalow in Kuta, a popular tourist area in Bali.
  • Shaw’s wife became concerned after hearing one child crying during a phone call and then losing contact with her husband.
  • She was not in Bali at the time but had recently traveled to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
  • Neighbors entered the home after no one answered their knocks following the wife’s call for help.
  • Police have not confirmed the cause or manner of death and are conducting further tests.
  • Australian media reported the case as a suspected murder-suicide, but this has not been officially confirmed.
  • Damien Shaw was originally from Fremantle in Western Australia.
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