Victims named in Perth murders, son charged in mental health facility

A 19-year-old man launched into a smashing outburst during his first court appearance, charged with the murders of his 48-year-old mother, 15-year-old daughter and his son. eight years. The Northeast suburb of Perth

Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts was charged after his mother, Michelle Petersen, and her son, Rua, were found dead and her daughter Bella was found severely injured at a house in Ellenbrook, Perth, Sunday

The teenage girl was taken to the hospital but died on the way.

A West Australian police spokesman said yesterday that the family had been living in Australia for a few years, but

M. Petersen-Crofts appeared in court in Midland, handcuffed and surrounded by two security guards, and began confusing the magistrate

with reference to a person named "Griff" or "Griffin". "The teenager said" it's a criminal "who" wanted me out of the bush. "

" He did it and he came back for my family, "he said. Mr. Petersen-Crofts He returned home

"He came back for my family. Mom is with me. "

Judge Greg Smith asked Mr. Petersen-Crofts to stop speaking, but he ignored the request and continued with his explosion

" I was painting an image of Jesus … Mom I said to save myself "

" He looks like a serial killer and he's a security guard. "

million. Petersen-Crofts was sent to Frankland Center's secure mental health center at Graylands Hospital.

According to police also lived at home on Brixton Crescent – which, according to government records is a state-owned housing – is expected to appear again in Stirling Gardens Magistrate Court next week.

The community in shock of the "tragedy"

Aliyah Gray and Hunter Turinui- Kaire, two teenage friends, said that the news were

"Her mother was so considerate – if you needed something, as if we needed her, she would be there too."

"I never would have thought anything like that would happen." My little brother was still hanging out with [the eight-year-old boy] and they were very close, and he was devastated too. "

Neighbors said that They had heard strong and aggressive voices.

But they said that for the most part the area was relatively calm and that the mother and young children of the house were always friendly and polite.

One neighbor mentioned how the eight-year-old boy would smile and wave whenever he would go to her home.

Another said that she was talking to the wife and her son from time to time and that she had been "shaken" by their death, 19659006] "Unfortunately, this tragedy left us speechless and we have no information about what happened," she said.

"Our prayers and our heart go out to the family."

community had to "surround his arms Family and friends of the victims. 59006] "From this kind of tragic circumstance, you want at least to see lessons, you want to understand the circumstances that underlie it, to put in place policies that can better answer them," he said.

The police went to the house after being summoned to a Broadway convenience store just after midnight (Australian time) on Sunday.

Police alleged that Mr. Petersen-Crofts had entered the store and asked staff to call

They then investigated the property and found both bodies, and the teenager outside the house fighting for his life.

Brixton Crescent was quickly cordoned off as the homicide team and forensic investigators began what was described as

Later, officers found a large pair of scissors in a garden about 30 m of the house

The investigators photographed the scissors before placing them in a container of evidence and removing them from the s

A senior policeman left horrified

Deputy Commissioner of the Washington Police, Paul Steel said Sunday that the dead would send "shockwaves" across the WA.

"This is a terrible tragedy for the family concerned, for his extended family and for the first responders who were forced to attend a horrible crime scene," he said. The officer told me that it was perhaps the most horrible crime scene to which he had ever been called.

"My sincerest condolences go to all those who have been touched by this tragic incident."

The police are expected to remain on the spot for some time as part of their investigation

– ABC