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Australia axe-murder suspect held | Australia axe-murder suspect held |
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A 69-year-old Australian man suspected of hacking his wife and two grandchildren to death with an axe in his family home has been arrested. | A 69-year-old Australian man suspected of hacking his wife and two grandchildren to death with an axe in his family home has been arrested. |
Police had earlier named the suspect as John Walsh as they sought him over the attack, in Cowra, New South Wales. | Police had earlier named the suspect as John Walsh as they sought him over the attack, in Cowra, New South Wales. |
He was detained at a motel 258 miles (415km) from the town. | He was detained at a motel 258 miles (415km) from the town. |
The mother of the children, who is a police officer, was also badly hurt in the incident. She fled to a neighbour's house who then raised the alarm. | The mother of the children, who is a police officer, was also badly hurt in the incident. She fled to a neighbour's house who then raised the alarm. |
The state's police commissioner, Andrew Scipione, said the woman received serious head injuries. | |
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A woman who was wounded in the attack was airlifted to hospital | A woman who was wounded in the attack was airlifted to hospital |
"The children's mother, a police officer attached to the Lachlan Local area command, was understood to have been off duty when she arrived at the home," Australia's ABC News quoted him as saying. | "The children's mother, a police officer attached to the Lachlan Local area command, was understood to have been off duty when she arrived at the home," Australia's ABC News quoted him as saying. |
"What happened will be the subject of a homicide investigation, but the senior constable was seriously injured." | "What happened will be the subject of a homicide investigation, but the senior constable was seriously injured." |
The ambulance service discovered the bodies at the house at about 1400 local time (0400 GMT). | The ambulance service discovered the bodies at the house at about 1400 local time (0400 GMT). |
The children were said to be five and seven years old. | The children were said to be five and seven years old. |
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