Sally Davis accused of stabbing mum Trish Lambourne to death in Adelaide, murder suicide
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The daughter is accused of stabbing her own mother to death before setting her home on fire in a murder-suicide horror plot, as the identity of the couple is revealed and struggles with crippling disabilities.
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A woman and her mother, whom he allegedly killed in an alleged murder-suicide on Monday morning, have been identified.
Sally Davis, 41, is alleged to have stabbed her mother Trish Lambourne to death before burning down their home in the Adelaide suburb of Edwardstown.
Emergency services, who were responding to the fire, reportedly discovered a knife with which Ms Davis is believed to have stabbed her mother.
Sally Davis, 41, is alleged to have stabbed her mother Trish Lambourne (pictured right) to death before burning down their home in the Adelaide suburb of Edwardstown.
A man who did yard work for the couple said that while Ms Lambourne was reported to be caring for Ms Davis, who appeared to struggle with disabilities.
Chris, who had been gardening at the Emerald Street property for about a year, was in the area when the fire broke out.
“I saw a commotion on that road so I walked over and was surprised to see it was his house,” he told Daily Mail Australia. ‘It is very sad.’
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Police and emergency services were called to a house fire in Emerald Street, Edwardstown, 6km southwest of the Adelaide CBD, at around 5am on Monday.
SA Police confirmed that the bodies of two women were located inside the house.
The cause and circumstances of the fire and the death of both occupants remain under police investigation.