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Three people found dead in rural NSW may have been murdered, say police | |
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The three people found dead on a rural property in central New South Wales may have been murdered. | |
Forensic experts have been scouring a property at Hermidale, west of Nyngan, on Saturday after a member of the public spotted the body of a man, 28, in the driveway on Friday morning. | |
Emergency services then discovered the bodies of a woman, 36, and another man, 59, who was in a caravan severely damaged by fire. | |
Police believe the deaths are suspicious and are looking for a fourth person, whom they say could be linked. | |
Several media reports say the men are father and son, and the woman the father’s partner. | |
The younger man and the woman had gunshot wounds. | |
The body discovered in the burnt caravan is yet to be formally identified. | |
Locals said they heard a loud explosion shortly before the bodies were found, Nine Network television said. | |
It said the father and son had recently faced drug and firearm charges. | |
According to the local public school website, 131 people live at Hermidale, described as a “big farming community” that mainly produces wool, cattle and cropping. | |
A task force has been established to investigate what happened. |