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Australian man killed children in Bali then himself, police say

An Australian man killed his two young children in a bungalow on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and then died by suicide, Indonesian police said Tuesday.

Denpasar police chief Leonardo David Simatupang said investigators suspected the man murdered the children and then took his own life after analysing CCTV footage and taking a statement from the man's Indonesian wife.

Leonardo said the wife was in Jakarta visiting her parents when the incident occurred at the weekend. He said authorities would not pursue charges.

Uncertainty notes

Police described the killings as suspected, and the item does not provide the names or ages of those who died.
The motive was not provided.

Source

AFP news report published on .

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