{"id":2632,"date":"2026-05-19T00:47:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/two-children-4-and-12-and-woman-found-dead-inside-home-in-very-horrific-scene\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T00:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:47:46","slug":"two-children-4-and-12-and-woman-found-dead-inside-home-in-very-horrific-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/two-children-4-and-12-and-woman-found-dead-inside-home-in-very-horrific-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Two children, 4 and 12, and woman found dead inside home in &#8216;very horrific scene&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_184259\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">What first responders found inside the home was so grim it left officers reeling, police have said, describing the murder scene as &#8220;very traumatic&#8221; and &#8220;very horrific&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_184259\">Rachel Vickers-Price<\/strong> UK and World News Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37174277\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene in Sydney's south west\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Untitled-copy-2.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police at the scene in Sydney's south west\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police at the scene in Sydney&#8217;s south west<cite aria-label=\"Image: Nine\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Nine)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two children and a woman have been found dead in their own home, with a man arrested and the crime scene described by police as &#8216;very traumatic and horrific&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/police-officer-dead-northern-ireland-37169987\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Emergency crews<\/a> responded to a 000 call &#8211; Australia&#8217;s emergency number &#8211; on Monday (May 18) and arrived at what police have called a &#8220;particularly violent scene&#8221; in south-western <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/sharks-warning-sydney-beaches-closed-37069493\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Sydney<\/a> just before 8pm. It was there they found the bodies of a 46-year-old woman and two children, aged 12 and four, inside the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Acting Superintendent Michael Moroney told Nine News&#8217; morning programme Today that police understand &#8220;the deceased and the two <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/ben-needham-missing-police-investigation-37156103\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">children were related<\/a>&#8221; to the 47-year-old man charged over their deaths.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37174276\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37174276\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.54\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Campbellgtown home in which three people were allegedly murdered on Monday\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Untitled-copy.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Campbellgtown home in which three people were allegedly murdered on Monday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Campbellgtown home in which three people were allegedly murdered on Monday<cite aria-label=\"Image: Nine\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Nine)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He described the crime scene as &#8220;a very traumatic scene, a very horrific scene&#8221; to reporters, and confirmed that Md Shomon-Ahamed, 47, was arrested at a home in Campbelltown where the bodies were discovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was found inside the same house as the bodies that had lacerations and other significant injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Acting Superintendent Michael Moroney said the alleged crime was &#8216;particularly violent&#8217; in nature, but declined to provide details about any weapons allegedly recovered from the property, saying only that investigators had located \u201ca number of items\u201d inside but confirmed no firearms were involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Moroney told reporters on Monday night that Shomon-Ahamed was not previously known to police and detectives were not searching for any outstanding suspects. While there was no immediate indication mental health issues had played a role, he said that would be examined as part of the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A heavy police presence remained at the suburban Sydney street well into the evening as officers maintained a crime scene around the cordoned-off property. Police tape surrounded the home while marked vehicles lined the road, with officers seen working in the front yard, as per Nine News.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37174275\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37174275\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.54\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_copy1.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police at the scene\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police at the scene<cite aria-label=\"Image: Nine\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Nine)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The investigation is being led by Campbelltown detectives with assistance from the State Crime Command\u2019s homicide squad, as police urged anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The grim discovery came just hours after NSW Police revealed hundreds of arrests had been made during a statewide crackdown on repeat domestic violence offenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThis today appears to be not something that we had on our radar in terms of being known to police,\u201d Moroney said. \u201cBut I can reassure the public that domestic violence is the number one priority for NSW Police, and we will continue to target DV offenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to 2025 stats released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 69% of adult female victims of DV were murdered by an intimate partner and 89% of child victims were murdered by a family member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Male victims of DV, however, are more commonly murdered by someone other than a partner or family member (35% of cases).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/women-children-murder-sydney-37174259\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What first responders found inside the home was so grim it left officers reeling, police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779151666_0_Untitled-copy-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}