Kill spree family seek answers
THE family of seven people killed in a suspected murdersuicide in rural Western Australia are grappling with how the tragedy happened, as detectives and forensic experts embark on the third day of their investigation.
Police believe Forever Dreaming Farm owners Peter and Cynda Miles, aged 61 and 58, are among the dead at the Osmington property, northeast of Margaret River. The others are believed to be their 35-year-old daughter Katrina Miles and her four children – daughter Taye, 13, and sons Rylan, 12, Arye, 10, and Kadyn Cockman, eight.
All of the deceased, who are yet to be formally identified, were shot by firearms licensed to Mr Miles.
In a statement, family members said they were devastated.
“We are stunned and still trying to understand how this could happen,” they said.
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