Father and baby daughter identified as victims of Whispering Wall murder-suicide
22 Apr, 2021 03:30 AM
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Emergency services were at the Whispering Wall in the Barossa Valley, responding to a serious incident involving a man and a child. Video / Sky News Australia
Emergency services were at the Whispering Wall in the Barossa Valley, responding to a serious incident involving a man and a child. Video / Sky News Australia
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A nine-month-old baby has been confirmed as the victim of a suspected murder-suicide at a dam retaining wall in South Australia, alongside her father.
SA police were called to the Whispering Wall in Williamstown at 4.30pm on Wednesday, after witnesses reported seeing a man with an infant in a child carrier jump off the wall .
Father kills baby daughter in murder-suicide at South Australia tourist spot Thu, 22 Apr 2021, 7:55PM
Kobi Shepherdson died despite the efforts of witnesses and emergency services to revive her. Photo / Supplied, SA Police
Father kills baby daughter in murder-suicide at South Australia tourist spot Thu, 22 Apr 2021, 7:55PM
A nine-month-old baby has been confirmed as the victim of a suspected murder-suicide at a dam retaining wall in South Australia, alongside her father.
SA police were called to the Whispering Wall in Williamstown at 4.30pm on Wednesday, after witnesses reported seeing a man with an infant in a child carrier jump off the wall .
Health shake-up: What will it mean for mental health patients?
20 Apr, 2021 09:16 PM
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A 14-year-old Māori girl finally asked for help only to be told to wait four weeks. Photo / 123rf
A 14-year-old Māori girl finally asked for help only to be told to wait four weeks. Photo / 123rf
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California woman says she drowned her three children to protect them
16 Apr, 2021 07:18 AM
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Liliana Carrillo, 30, was on the run for several hours before she was taken into custody in the Ponderosa area of Tulare County. Video / ABC
Liliana Carrillo, 30, was on the run for several hours before she was taken into custody in the Ponderosa area of Tulare County. Video / ABC
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A woman suspected of killing her three children in the midst of a bitter custody battle says she drowned them to keep them away from their father, a California television station has reported.
In a jailhouse interview, Liliana Carrillo, 30, told KGET-TV that she wanted to protect them from abuse, the station reported.
Suicide bereavement: Couple speak about their complicated grief after losing two sons to suicide
16 Apr, 2021 07:00 PM
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David and Heather Powell are speaking out on suicide bereavement following a tough experience themselves. Photo / George Novak
David and Heather Powell are speaking out on suicide bereavement following a tough experience themselves. Photo / George Novak My God, it hurts. These are the words Heather Powell reaches for when trying to describe a family tragedy so devastating it defies description.
In 2009, Heather and her husband, David, lost their 15-year-old son, Michael, to suicide.
He was their third-born, loved art, drama and music and shared a room with his younger brother, Christopher, in their Waihī Beach home.