One week after three people — including a baby — were found dead at a property north of Alice Springs, more details have been released by the police minister.
The deaths of three people — including a baby — who were found dead at a remote outback property in Central Australia a week ago are being treated as a murder-suicide, the Northern Territory's police minister has confirmed.The baby who died was 14-weeks-old, Police Minister Kate Worden saysAn emotional vigil was held yesterday for the 30-year-old Indigenous mother and her infant child
, whose bodies were discovered at a homelands outstation north of Alice Springs. A man's body was also at the scene. Police have since provided few details about the "horrific" deaths, including the age of the baby, whether the gun found nearby was used in the deaths or was registered, the relationship between those involved, or whether it was being investigated as a murder-suicide.
One week after an investigation was launched, Police Minister Kate Worden, who is also the domestic violence minister, took the unusual step of confirming several unknown details exclusively to the ABC.She confirmed the baby who died was 14-weeks-old, and that the deaths were being treated as a murder-suicide, with the man in possession of the gun.
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