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The family of a man accused of murdering his mother and two brothers and sisters in Perth said that they tried to help her with her mental health problems.
Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts was charged with the murders of his 48-year-old mother, 15-year-old daughter and eight children. year old son in Perth.
Photo: Facebook / Vernon Teancum Petersen-Crofts
Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts was charged after his mother, Michelle Petersen and her son Rua, were found dead and her daughter Bella seriously injured in a house in Ellenbrook, Perth, Sunday
Bella later died of her injuries.
The 19-year-old was sent to a secure facility.
Joseph Hollen, who lives in Christchurch, said that they were a
M. Hollen is the cousin of Mr. Petersen-Croft's father and grew up next to him and his brothers and sisters in Hornby and Kaiapoi.
million. Hollen said that Mr. Petersen-Croft's father had moved to Australia where he lived. The murders took the family by surprise and Mr. Hollen felt the greatest sympathy and sympathy for Michelle Petersen's family
"Our nephew is alive and will go through a lawsuit, but Shelley's family has lost a daughter, a sister, grandchildren. "
Mr Hollen sa The family was aware of the mental health problems that Mr Petersen-Crofts was facing and many members of New Zealand and Australia were trying to help him.
"You do not expect children to have mental health problems such as this one where they make bad choices and do not see any other way to deal with demons than they are. they have in their heads. "
A GoFundMe page raised more than $ 18,000, and Mr. Hollen said that he kept touching with the family.
" All we can do is help all possible ways and in all ways that the family demands. "
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