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Three people found dead in rural NSW may have been murdered, say police | Three people found dead in rural NSW may have been murdered, say police |
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Police have said two people found dead at a rural NSW property suffered gunshot wounds and a third was located in a fire-damaged caravan, prompting an investigation which includes the homicide squad. | |
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. | 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. | Emergency services then discovered the bodies of a woman, 36, and another man, 59, who was in a caravan severely damaged by fire. |
“We believe that there may have been a fourth person who was involved in this incident,” Acting Superintendent Andrew Hurst said on Saturday. | “We believe that there may have been a fourth person who was involved in this incident,” Acting Superintendent Andrew Hurst said on Saturday. |
Locals reported hearing an explosion and media reports suggest one side of the caravan was destroyed with debris strewn across a wide area, but police say forensic experts haven’t finished their examinations. | Locals reported hearing an explosion and media reports suggest one side of the caravan was destroyed with debris strewn across a wide area, but police say forensic experts haven’t finished their examinations. |
“We have, at this stage, no idea what’s caused that incident,” Hurst said. | |
Several media reports say the men are father and son, and the woman the father’s partner. | Several media reports say the men are father and son, and the woman the father’s partner. |
A task force has been established to investigate what happened. | A task force has been established to investigate what happened. |