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The family of a Perth mother allegedly murdered by her husband with their three daughters and the children's grandmother spoke of her pain by saying, "The sky has won five new angels" after their death.
Key points:
- Mara Harvey's family says "the world is a sad place" after five girls and women were killed
- Mrs. Harvey, her daughters and her mother were murdered for two days
- Anthony Harvey is in custody and must reappear in court on September 19
Mara Lee Harvey, 41, was found dead at her Bedford home, along with three-and-a-half-year-old Charlotte Kate Harvey, twins Alice Ester and Beatrix Mae Harvey, two, and Beverley, an elderly woman. 73 years old. Ann Quinn.
Anthony Robert Harvey, 24, was charged yesterday with murdering Ms. Harvey and her children at Coode Street House on Monday, September 3, and killing Ms. Quinn in the same house the next day.
WA Police Commissioner, Chris Dawson, said the police allege that a blunt instrument and knives were used during the killings, but that no firearms have been involved.
The five bodies were found Sunday after Mr. Harvey went to a police station in the remote Pannbara town of Pannawonica.
"The world is a sad place"
Ms. Harvey's sister, Taryn, issued a family statement thanking everyone for their support during an "extremely dark and difficult time".
"There are no words to explain the emptiness and loss we feel," she said.
"Beverley was a caring and caring mother and grandmother and she was always there for her family. She was very family oriented and she loved her daughters and grandchildren and she would have done anything for them.
"Mara loved being a mom and she loved her daughters, she was so proud of each and did a great job raising them, her daughters were her world.
Charlotte was an energetic, bubbly and confident girl who loved people and enjoyed socializing, Alice was extroverted, adventurous and insolent, while Beatrix was sometimes a little calmer but gave the biggest hugs.
"This world is a sad place with the loss of these five beautiful people, but Heaven has won five new angels."
Father shows little emotion in court
Mr. Harvey was charged with five murders yesterday afternoon and appeared in the Perth District Court by video link from Karratha.
Barefoot, bearded and dressed in a dark gray t-shirt and jeans, he showed little emotion during the hearing, accusations and names of his wife and his children having been read in court.
Mr. Harvey answered "yes" or "I understood" when the magistrate asked him if he understood each of the charges.
He was not required to plead and was remanded on 19 September.
The accused stayed at home for several days: the police
Commissioner Dawson stated that Ms. Harvey's and Ms. Quinn's bodies were found in the kitchen of the house, the bodies of the children found in other rooms.
"We claim that Mara and the three children were murdered on 3 September and that Ms. Quinn was murdered the next morning … earlier in the morning, when [she] would have arrived at the family home, "he said.
Commissioner Dawson stated that the police believed Mr. Harvey remained in the house for several days after the alleged killings before going to the isolated Pannbara town of Pilbara.
Mrs. Harvey ran a franchise of Jim's Mowing with her husband, covering Morley and the suburbs north of Perth's central business district.
Mr. Harvey has been described on his business website as previously working in the area of cleaning and grounds maintenance.
It is thought that she worked in the Pilbara a few years ago, and the land titles records show that she bought the brick–and-tile house on Coode Street in 2008.
Neighbors said that an older woman had gone to help children regularly.
"Not yet": Prime Minister reacts to third massacre this year
WA Prime Minister Mark McGowan told ABC Radio Perth he was open to holding "crisis talks" with agencies fighting domestic violence following a series of killings.
The Bedford incident is the third time this year that WA police has been confronted with what appears to be a mass murder crime scene.
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In May, seven family members – four children and three adults – were killed in the Margaret River Holiday Village, apparently at the hands of a grandfather who committed suicide in the incident.
Then, in July, a man allegedly murdered his mother, daughter and son at their home in Ellenbrook, North Perth.
Mr. McGowan said he was shocked and saddened by the latest incident.
"The Minister of Police informed me on Sunday afternoon that something had happened and that the police were investigating it and, like everyone else, I was not thinking anymore," he said. .
The prime minister said that there was no evidence that the young family had been in contact with the government's support services before the murder.
He said the planning and prevention of the massacres, three of which took place this year in WA, have been difficult.
"They do not seem to have rhyme or reason, and planning or trying to prevent them is not easy," he said.
"All you can say, and it's in a general sense rather than specific to these events, is that whoever has negative thoughts or negative feelings, there are services for you if you want to contact them to make deal with any mental health problems. "
Angela Hartwig, an activist in the fight against domestic violence, called for crisis talks with the government to address the problem of domestic violence, an idea to which McGowan said it was open.
"We must all deal with it and we must all be vigilant about any case of domestic violence," he said.
"Once, when I was little, that sort of thing had not been called in. These days, we have to call that to hold those responsible."
Topics:
murder and manslaughter,
criminality,
police,
domestic violence,
bedford-6052,
perth-6000,
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