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Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

Australian police are investigating the deaths of a 56-year-old Australian man, Damien John Shaw, and his two young children, aged six and four, who were found deceased in their Kuta, Bali bungalow on Sunday. The discovery followed a call from the man's wife, who was in Jakarta and became concerned after hearing a child crying during a phone call with her husband, after which she lost contact.

45 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHelen Livingstone,SydneyandChristine Nababan,BaliBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-09-14 · 07:15 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home
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Australian police are investigating the deaths of a 56-year-old Australian man, Damien John Shaw, and his two young children, aged six and four, who were found deceased in their Kuta, Bali bungalow on Sunday. The discovery followed a call from the man's wife, who was in Jakarta and became concerned after hearing a child crying during a phone call with her husband, after which she lost contact. Neighbours, alerted by the wife's concern, forced entry into the property and found the three victims. While Australian media reports suggest a suspected murder-suicide, Bali police have stated that the cause and manner of death are yet to be determined and further examinations are pending.

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The man, Damien John Shaw, 56, was originally from Fremantle, Western Australia.

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Police are investigating the deaths and have not yet determined the cause or manner of death.

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Bodies of an Australian man and his two children were found dead in their home in Kuta, Bali.

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The man's wife called a neighbor after hearing her child crying during a phone call with her husband.

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Australian media reported that police were treating the case as a suspected murder-suicide.

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Police in Bali are investigating after the bodies of an Australian man and his two children were found dead in their bungalow in a popular tourist area.Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children, a boy aged six and a girl aged four, were found dead in their home in Kuta on Sunday. Police said neighbours had checked in on the family after a call from the man's wife, who had become concerned after a phone call with her husband. She was not in Bali at the time. Australian media reported that police were treating the case as a suspected murder-suicide. Police told the BBC they had not yet determined the cause or manner of death and that further examinations would be carried out.Police said the man's wife had called a neighbour after hearing one of her children crying while on the phone to her husband. She was subsequently unable to contact him again. His wife had reportedly travelled to the capital Jakarta in the previous days.Police said that the neighbour, accompanied by other local residents, had then forced their way into the property after there was no response to their knocks. The three victims were discovered inside.Police said Shaw was originally from Fremantle in Australia" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="706" data-entity-type="location">Western Australia. Roger Cook, the state's premier, described the news as a "very confronting situation".
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