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| Western Australia police have charged a man over the deaths of two young children at a house in the coastal suburb of Yanchep in Perth’s north. | Western Australia police have charged a man over the deaths of two young children at a house in the coastal suburb of Yanchep in Perth’s north. |
| The bodies of the children – a five-year-old girl and three-year-old boy – were found in the home on Thursday night along with their 35-year-old father, who had what police believed were self-inflicted wounds. | The bodies of the children – a five-year-old girl and three-year-old boy – were found in the home on Thursday night along with their 35-year-old father, who had what police believed were self-inflicted wounds. |
| He remains in Royal Perth hospital in a serious but stable condition and a bedside court hearing will be arranged in the near future. | He remains in Royal Perth hospital in a serious but stable condition and a bedside court hearing will be arranged in the near future. |
| In Perth, the grandmother and mother of the children’s father said police had visited her at 4am on Friday with the devastating news. | In Perth, the grandmother and mother of the children’s father said police had visited her at 4am on Friday with the devastating news. |
| “I thought I had a dream or something but when you face it and it is real ... it just hits you, especially with two little ones, grandchildren ... where do we go from here?” Georgina told ABC radio. | “I thought I had a dream or something but when you face it and it is real ... it just hits you, especially with two little ones, grandchildren ... where do we go from here?” Georgina told ABC radio. |
| Police detective-inspector Peter Clements said the investigation was in its infancy so he could not say what had happened or why, and the names of those involved have not been released. | Police detective-inspector Peter Clements said the investigation was in its infancy so he could not say what had happened or why, and the names of those involved have not been released. |
| But police believe the father is responsible and his injuries were self-inflicted. | But police believe the father is responsible and his injuries were self-inflicted. |
| “His injuries were fairly significant requiring some fairly intense medical attention,” Clements told reporters. | “His injuries were fairly significant requiring some fairly intense medical attention,” Clements told reporters. |
| He said it was too early to say how the children had died. | He said it was too early to say how the children had died. |
| “We are still investigating the circumstances around why we were there and how we ended up there,” he said. | “We are still investigating the circumstances around why we were there and how we ended up there,” he said. |
| The children’s mother also lived at the home but was not present when police were called, had to force their way in and were confronted with the grisly homicide scene at the home at coastal Yanchep on Perth’s northern outskirts at 10.30pm on Thursday. | The children’s mother also lived at the home but was not present when police were called, had to force their way in and were confronted with the grisly homicide scene at the home at coastal Yanchep on Perth’s northern outskirts at 10.30pm on Thursday. |
| “We have a family liaison officer appointed to her, we are in direct contact with her now, she is obviously very, very distressed,” Clements said. | “We have a family liaison officer appointed to her, we are in direct contact with her now, she is obviously very, very distressed,” Clements said. |
| “We are doing what we can at this point to provide support not only to her but the police officers who attended, it was obviously quite distressing.” | “We are doing what we can at this point to provide support not only to her but the police officers who attended, it was obviously quite distressing.” |
| The family had moved in about 12 weeks ago but he had not seen the mother, who was a mining fly-in fly-out worker, and said the father kept to himself. | The family had moved in about 12 weeks ago but he had not seen the mother, who was a mining fly-in fly-out worker, and said the father kept to himself. |
| The neighbour, who did not want to be named, said the children were were seen playing on the front lawn on Thursday afternoon, hours before they were killed. | The neighbour, who did not want to be named, said the children were were seen playing on the front lawn on Thursday afternoon, hours before they were killed. |
| The street Flight Vista is in a golf course estate with many properties still under construction and residents who are new to the area. | The street Flight Vista is in a golf course estate with many properties still under construction and residents who are new to the area. |
| Bunches of flowers have started to be placed on the street. | Bunches of flowers have started to be placed on the street. |