An elderly couple who died together outside their home may have been overwhelmed by Melbourne’s sweltering heatwave.
The bodies of Doyne Caspersz and his wife Marlene were found outside at home Antigoni Court, warranty certificate Tuesday around 9:30 am.
Daily Mail Australia has been told CCTV captured their sad demise on Sunday when temperatures in Warrandyte soared to 38 degrees Celsius.
The sprawling suburban home where an elderly couple was found dead on Tuesday – two days after they were believed to have died
Doyne Caspersz (pictured) and his wife Marlene were found dead in their home in Warrandyte, on a street known as ‘Millionaire’s Row’
It remains unknown why the loved-up couple decided to leave their home, located in a wealthy neighborhood in Melbourne.
Melbourne was in the grip of a shocking heatwave, with temperatures reaching 36 degrees Celsius on Monday as the couple remained undiscovered outside their property.
A detective on the scene told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that the couple’s deaths were nothing more than a tragic accident.
“It was an accident,” the policeman said.
Shocked residents described the pair, both in their eighties, as friendly people who kept to themselves but waved to neighbors as they walked past on the street.
They believed that Mrs. Caspersz was struggling with Alzheimer’s disease and that both her husband and children were caring for her.
Grief-stricken relatives of the couple clashed with a woman claiming to be an off-duty police officer
Daily Mail Australia understands police are not treating the couple’s deaths as suspicious. In the photo, detectives are on the scene
On Tuesday, the couple’s devastated son, who Daily Mail Australia prefers not to name, said his parents had parked their car on a steep slope in the driveway rather than directly in front of the front door, and had fallen during the short walk to the front . door.
He responded to suggestions that his parents had died due to a ‘misadventure’, describing what happened as a tragic accident.
News crews from across Melbourne converged on the streets on Tuesday amid a wave of unrelated violence across the city.
‘There is no murder. The police have gone through the images. For some reason… they went down the stairs,” the couple’s son said.
It is understood that on the rare occasion the couple ventured into the car which they parked in the garage or right next to the front door of the house.
“From what the police told us, this happened on Sunday,” the son said.
Police confirmed on Wednesday that the couple’s deaths were not being treated as suspicious.
“Police will prepare a report for the coroner after the bodies of a woman and a man were found in Warrandyte on March 12,” a police spokesperson said via a statement.
“Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy.”
Police and forensic officers remained at the home on Tuesday morning after a crime scene was discovered
Neighbor Don Savoria described Mr Caspersz as an avid gardener and someone who was always willing to help.
Mr Caspersz was also deeply involved in the Sri Lankan community in Melbourne and was vice-president of the Burgher Association, a club representing the Sri Lankan ethnic group in Australia.
“If he couldn’t start his riding mower, I would go over and help him, that’s what the neighbors do,” Savoria said.
‘To me, your neighbors are better than friends or relatives because they are there. If you need something right away, they are there right away.
‘I know that his son did not want him to garden because of his age, but mainly because he (Mr Caspersz) wanted to take care of his mother (Marlene) because she was not well.’