Kya hua
Damien John Shaw, 56, Fremantle WA se, aur unke do bachche — chhora 6 saal aur beti 4 saal — Arca Bungalow, Kuta Bali mein 14 Sep 2026 ko patay.
14 September 2026 ko Bali ke Kuta area ke Arca Bungalow mein neighbours ne force entry ki jab unhe koi response nahi mila, aur wahan Damien John Shaw (56) aur unke dono bachche — chhora 6 saal aur beti 4 saal — ki mrityu-patali mili.
Police ke mutabiq Shaw ki wife jo Jakarta gayi thi, ne neighbour ko welfare check maangne phone kiya jab unhe bachche ka chilla sunai di, phir usse husband se contact nahi hua.
Bali/Denpasar police isko suspected murder-suicide maane rahe hain; bachcho ki maut ke liye janzar ki jaanch ke preliminary natiqe hain, lekin formal cause of death ke liye Sanglah hospital autopsies abhi pending hain.
WA Premier Roger Cook ne bole 'yeh bahut bhari situation hai, horrors hain' aur clarified ki murder-suicide ka characterisation officially confirm nahi hua abhi.
Police scene ka forensic processing, CCTV review, witness interviews aur autopsies ke saath investigation jaari rakhegi.
Timeline
- 14 Sep 2026 — Neighbours ne Arca Bungalow mein maut ki patali mili
Kyun matter karta hai
Bali/Denpasar police suspected murder-suicide mein investigate kar rahe hain; autopsies abhi pending hain.
Safety
General Public
Bali mein parivaarik safety ka awareness badh gaya
Daily Life
Australian Expatriates
Bal mein Australian expat community ko shock; consular support chalee
Seedhi baat
Bal mein Australian family ki maut; murder-suicide suspected, autopsy se confirmation baki.
Bal: Australian father and two children found dead in Kuta bungalow; suspected murder-suicide, autopsies pending.
Verified sources (4)
Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home
↗Police investigate suspected murder-suicide of Australian man and two children in Bali
↗Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
↗Bali murder-suicide: Perth father Damien Shaw allegedly smothered children after phone call with kids' mum
↗Claims and linked sources
4 claimsOn Sunday 14 September 2026 the bodies of Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children were found dead inside their bungalow in Kuta, Bali, by neighbours who forced entry after receiving no response to their knocks.
Police say Shaw's wife, who had travelled to Jakarta, called a neighbour to request a welfare check after hearing one of the children crying while she was on the phone with her husband, and was subsequently unable to reach him again.
Bali/Denpasar police are treating the case as a suspected murder-suicide, with initial external examination suggesting the two children died as a result of violent acts; formal cause and manner of death await autopsy findings at Sanglah hospital in Denpasar.
Damien John Shaw was originally from Fremantle in Western Australia; the family had leased the Kuta bungalow since 2022.