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| Teenager charged with murdering two children and mother in Perth | Teenager charged with murdering two children and mother in Perth |
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| A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two children and their 48-year-old mother in the Perth suburb of Ellenbrook, police say. | A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two children and their 48-year-old mother in the Perth suburb of Ellenbrook, police say. |
| Teancum Vernon Peterson-Crofts, 19, appeared before the Midland magistrates court on Monday after being charged with three counts of murder. | Teancum Vernon Peterson-Crofts, 19, appeared before the Midland magistrates court on Monday after being charged with three counts of murder. |
| The three victims were found dead in a house in suburban Perth after police were called to a nearby 7-Eleven store in the early hours of Sunday morning. | The three victims were found dead in a house in suburban Perth after police were called to a nearby 7-Eleven store in the early hours of Sunday morning. |
| Petersen-Crofts, who it’s understood is releated to the three victims, was arrested at Ellenbrook, north of Perth. Late on Sunday police charged him with three counts of murder. | Petersen-Crofts, who it’s understood is releated to the three victims, was arrested at Ellenbrook, north of Perth. Late on Sunday police charged him with three counts of murder. |
| The ABC reports the 19-year-old appeared in handcuffs and was flanked by two security guards, before being remanded to Frankland Centre under a hospital order due to his mental health. | The ABC reports the 19-year-old appeared in handcuffs and was flanked by two security guards, before being remanded to Frankland Centre under a hospital order due to his mental health. |
| The three victims and the 19-year-old all lived at the home, though police have yet to say whether he was related to them. | The three victims and the 19-year-old all lived at the home, though police have yet to say whether he was related to them. |
| Assistant commissioner Paul Steel described the discovery of the bodies as a “complex and horrific crime scene”. | Assistant commissioner Paul Steel described the discovery of the bodies as a “complex and horrific crime scene”. |
| “A senior homicide squad investigating officer said to me today it is potentially the most horrific crime scene he has ever been called to,” Steel said. | “A senior homicide squad investigating officer said to me today it is potentially the most horrific crime scene he has ever been called to,” Steel said. |
| Steel said it could take days for the scene to be processed. | Steel said it could take days for the scene to be processed. |
| “This is a terrible tragedy for the family involved, for their extended family and for those first responders who were forced to attend what was a horrific crime scene,” he said. “It’s a crime that I know will send shockwaves throughout the community of Western Australia. | “This is a terrible tragedy for the family involved, for their extended family and for those first responders who were forced to attend what was a horrific crime scene,” he said. “It’s a crime that I know will send shockwaves throughout the community of Western Australia. |
| “I can assure the community that WA police are applying all resources that we can to get to the bottom of what’s happened here.” | “I can assure the community that WA police are applying all resources that we can to get to the bottom of what’s happened here.” |
| Officers were called to the scene from a service station near the home. A man who lives in a neighbouring street earlier told the West Australian he was woken by screaming and yelling about 1am. | Officers were called to the scene from a service station near the home. A man who lives in a neighbouring street earlier told the West Australian he was woken by screaming and yelling about 1am. |
| “It was real loud screaming and yelling, it sounded pretty heavy,” Matthew Schreck said. | “It was real loud screaming and yelling, it sounded pretty heavy,” Matthew Schreck said. |
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