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A family of four has been found dead in a home in Sydney’s northern suburbs, police say. A family of four has been found dead in a home in Sydney’s northern suburbs.
Officers were called to the home on Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive in Davidson at 11.20am on Monday after a concern for welfare report. The bodies of a 44-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman, an 11-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were found by police at a home on Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive in Davidson on Monday in response concerns for their welfare.
The bodies of a man, woman, girl and boy were found inside the home. Police said that both children had a significant disability.
A dog was also found dead, police said. The family’s dog was also found dead in the home.
Forensic officers are examining the property which is now a crime scene. “We are gradually working our way through this very tragic circumstances, to get to the bottom of it to find out the truth about what has happened here today,” Superintendent Dave Darcy told the media.
Police are trying to contact the next of kin as the family are foreign nationals, Supt Darcy said.
A neighbour, who has lived in the street for nearly 50 years, said the family moved to the area around 2005.
She spoke of seeing the children playing in parklands opposite their house.
The woman, who didn’t want to be identified, said she had little to do with the parents and hadn’t seen them in a while.
Another neighbour, who has lived nearby since 1979, said the quiet, leafy street had never experienced such a tragedy.
Forensic officers are examining the property, which is now a crime scene.