Edwardstown, Adelaide fire: Mum, daughter killed in suspected murder-suicide
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Daughter is accused of stabbing her mother to death before burning down her home in alleged murder-suicide
- Mom, daughter have died in a house fire
- Police believe her daughter killed her mother
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A woman is accused of stabbing her mother to death before ending her own life in an alleged murder-suicide and firefighters find both bodies inside her charred home.
Emergency services responded to the house on Emerald St, in the south-west Adelaide suburb of Edwardstown, around 5am on Monday following reports of a fire.
The flames were contained to a single room in the house and after firefighters extinguished the fire, police officers found the bodies of two women inside.
The mother and daughter lived together in the house, which was owned by a community housing provider called Your Place Housing.
It is understood that the daughter was struggling with a mental health condition and her mother was caring for her at home when the attack occurred. the advertiser informed.
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.
CIB Southern District Chief Detective Inspector Kieran Baggoley said the dead were related and officers were not looking for anyone else.
The police had never been called to the house.
He said a neighbor had called triple zero after noticing a fire starting inside the house.
A 20-person Metropolitan Fire Service crew extinguished the fire in just under 10 minutes.
Major crime detectives were on the scene Monday, along with forensic and patrol officers.
Chief of Detectives Insp Baggoley said police had yet to confirm the ages of the deceased women, but more details would be released once family members are notified.
He said the smoke had traveled through the “majority of the house” and the damage was estimated at around $100,000.
It is believed that a neighbor had called triple zero after noticing a fire in the house
The cause and circumstances of the fire and the death of both occupants remain under police investigation.
Chief of Detectives Insp Baggoley said the incident was a “tragedy” and there was no “sugar coating”.
Your Place Housing owns over 500 properties in Adelaide and is responsible for maintaining a roof over their heads for people struggling with disabilities or social disadvantages.
The organization’s executive director told The Advertiser that some tenants received support through disability service providers.