Three members of the same family have been killed in what police have described as a “horrendous” and “very bloody” scene at a home in south-western Sydney.
Emergency services were dispatched to a property on Juliet Close in Rosemeadow shortly after 1.30am on Sunday, following reports of a violent incident.
Officers discovered a couple in their 60s and two of their sons who had been attacked at the address.
Campbelltown Commander Superintendent Grant Healey said: “Police first encountered a 65-year-old woman and started doing first aid on her… police went inside the house and found a 64-year-old male who was still alive with serious blunt force head injuries,
“They found a male deceased in a granny flat at the rear of the premise.”
“Police were confronted with a very bloody scene. Blunt force trauma is always horrendous for people to confront, and any edged weapon attack is horrendous to confront.”
The man found in the granny flat is believed to be the couple’s 25 year old son.
A second son, aged 30, is understood to have contacted the emergency services after being assaulted. He was transferred to Liverpool Hospital for treatment before being discharged later that morning.
Approximately an hour after the initial emergency call, police arrested a 32 year old man.
When pressed on whether charges were forthcoming, Superintendent Healey said: “It’s still very early. We have a few things to run through.
“This is a very tragic incident, there was no way for us to predict this type of thing was going to occur,” he added. “This is an incredibly rare incident and it’s incredibly tragic.”
Investigators believe more than one weapon may have been used in the attack, including a bladed object and another capable of causing “blunt force trauma”, thought to be a hammer.
Those living nearby described the family as reserved and largely kept to themselves.
One neighbour reported being roused from sleep at around 1.30am by sounds that initially resembled a car chase.
“Then all the emergency cars came and a silver Subaru returned to the street. Someone said they saw a man hold up his hands as police approached him,” he said.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch with Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
