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THREE generations of this family – two-year-old twin girls, their three-year-old sister, their mother, and their grandmother – were found dead yesterday in a suburb of Perth.
Neighbors identified family members at news.com.au as mom Mara Harvey, children Charlotte, Alice and Beatrix and grandmother Beverley Quinn.
A man in his 20s arrived at the Karratha Police Station yesterday afternoon, leading officers to Coode St, a suburb of Bedford, north of Perth's central business district.
The police refused to explain what relationship the man had with the victims.
WA police told news.com.au that the man was in detention and that he was helping politics with their investigations. No charges have yet been filed.
Much of the street and the house were cordoned off this morning with judicial police teams saying it would take them at least three days to investigate the scene.
The house is located on a busy road near a number of school bus stops.
Early this morning, as the children jumped from their buses on the other side of the road, they were taken away by the police.
"THIS IS JUST": THE NEIGHBORS ARE DISTRACTED
Distraught neighbors talked about the family and how they had not been seen in recent days.
The street, normally filled with the laughter of the three girls, was strangely calm.
Neighbor neighbor, Doug Roberston, told news.com.au that he often heard girls play.
"Who would hurt the little kids," Robertson said. "I just do not understand."
"I did not see the kids, but I could hear them play. I just can not believe it happened.
Alfie Campos, who lives behind the family's home, described the horrible situation as "living in a bad dream".
"You wake up in the morning and it seems like a strange dream, but that's the reality," Campos told news.com.au. "It's just horrible."
Mr. Campos said the family was very warm and friendly.
"I always saw the kids playing and shouting hello to them," he said.
"The grandmother was there every day to help and the father had the lawn to mow
business and was always in and out.
"They have lived here for about four years and have always been very friendly."
As police continue to search for evidence, Campos said he is planning a vacation to escape the tragedy.
"My son was leaving and he told me to come," he said. "I have to leave because everything is in my head now."
Another neighbor who lives in front of the family said that the children were "happy".
"It's so, so sad," she told news.com.au.
"They were very happy children. They often made me signs of the wave.
The neighbors also talked about the grandmother, Beverley Quinn, who was often at her daughter's place to help the three girls.
"I think the mother was a FIFO employee so the grandmother was always there to help," said the neighbor.
"I would see her garden and help with the children. I am so shocked.
Neighbor Richard Fairbrother told the ABC that he was away and had not seen the family for more than a week.
"We just went on vacation and returned yesterday (Saturday) to silence in the street," Fairbrother said.
"We noticed that the house next door was quite quiet, which was unusual, since they had young children.
"We had friends staying here who also mentioned that they did not see or hear anyone next door during the week we left."
Mr. Fairbrother stated that the three children played so often in the front and back yards that he even warned his visitors of the noise.
"We had told our friends that there was probably noise from the children next door, and they were a little surprised that there was no noise from neighboring children," he said. declared.
"We went home once or twice and vice versa. It's terrible to hear, terrible.
Another distraught neighbor says WA todaythat she often saw children playing in the front yard of the house at the police investigation center.
"It's so sad, they have children of primary age and I thought it was impossible," she said. "How could anyone do this to his own children? It's disgusting to think that someone could do that.
Another neighbor said WA today she did not personally know the occupants of the house, but often waved her hand and spent the night.
"It shocked us completely," she said. "It's horrible at all levels."
Neighbor Vagner de Souza told the ABC that he regularly saw a family in the yard of the house.
"Just a normal family, you would never imagine anything like it happening," said de Souza.
It is not known how long the bodies were in the house.
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THREE MASSACRES AT HOME IN FOUR MONTHS
Deputy Commissioner Paul Steel said the home massacre in Western Australia, the third of its kind in less than four months, had hit the state hard.
"This is a tragic event and it will undoubtedly have an impact not only on the family and friends of the deceased, but on the entire community, as these first responders have to witness a scene with several people. have died, "said Steel. journalists yesterday.
"This sends a wave through the community of Western Australia."
He said the specialized judicial police would investigate the scene, which was still at a very early stage.
"We are in three hours in this investigation, I do not have more details compared to those who are present on the scene," he said.
"This incident raises no concern for public safety," said a police spokeswoman.
The judicial police have been at home since yesterday afternoon.
A number of police cars, homicide brigade officers and medical examiners were at home, blocking the road at the intersection of Coode and Beaufort streets for most of the night.
The incident comes just months after the murder of seven people in a Margaret River home.
In May, a family was murdered in a rural property in Osmington, on the outskirts of the tourist city.
The deaths of Katrina Miles, her parents Cynda and Peter, and the children Taye, Rylan, Arye and Kadyn have been described as the worst shootings in Australia since the Port Arthur Massacre.
And in July, less than a 30-minute drive from Bedford and yesterday's tragedy, a teenager allegedly killed his mother and two siblings in their Ellenbrook home.
Teancum Petersen-Crofts was charged with the murder of his mother Michelle, his sister Bella, aged 15, and her brother Rua, who is eight years old.
Ms. Peterson and Rua were found dead in their Brixton Crescent home and Bella managed to reach the yard of the house but died as a result of her injuries.
According to the Red Heart campaign's Domestic Violence Group, the deaths of the Bedford family are the 52nd and 53rd women killed in Australia this year.
The three children are the 16th, 17th and 18th children to die in 2018.
