Women and children among corpses found in a house in Perth

Up to five bodies were found in a suburban home in Perth, just weeks after a triple death and an alleged murder in the family.

A man in his early twenties went to the police on Sunday morning before the police went to a house on Coode Street in Bedford where the bodies were found.

Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Region, Paul Steel, told reporters that the police arrived home around noon (local time) to find women and children among the dead.

"The police have located the bodies of a number of dead people, including women and children, and although the scene has not yet been forensically examined, five people are dead. on this stage ".

"It's a tragic thing when incidents like this happen, it sends a wave into the community of Western Australia."

Mr. Steel did not say how people were killed or whether weapons were found and could not confirm the age, sex and relationship of the deceased.

The tragedy comes after a 19-year-old man was charged with the murder of an eight-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl and their mother at Ellenbrook in July.

At the time of the incident, Mr. Steel said that it was "the most horrible crime scene to which he had been summoned".

In May, another family was torn apart as four children aged eight to fourteen were killed near Margaret River. Peter Miles, 61, is believed to have shot and killed his 58-year-old wife Cynda, their 35-year-old daughter Katrina, and her 13-year-old daughter Taye and her 12-year-old son Rylan, 10-year-old Arye. and Kadyn closes them at Osmington.

Steel said Sunday that the judicial police and the homicide squad were conducting a "meticulous" investigation at the Bedford crime scene, which "could take several days."

It remains to be determined how long the bodies were there, he said.

The man remained in detention Sunday night and is being questioned by the police.

There is no ongoing concern for the safety of the community, said Steel.

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