A Sri Lankan father, his young daughter, and his son have been found dead in Huntingdale, Perth, Australia. It is suspected that this is a double homicide and a suicide.
Police suspect that the father has killed his children and committed suicide.
The deceased have been identified as Indika Goonetileke, a Sri Lankan, his 6-year-old son Kohan and 4-year-old daughter Lily.
The bodies of the two children were lying on the bed and the body of the father was found inside the house around 6.30 pm yesterday and was found by a family member.
Gunathilaka, a city planner, posted a video on social media six weeks ago about his recent struggle with depression. He said he posted the video to help others learn about it.
“People who have known me well for a long time, I’m sure they do not think I’ve depression … but I’m recently realized that I’m depressed.” He has stated in it that he is taking treatment.
“Because the unpleasant signs of mental health problems or depression affect not only you but those around you, I think you should take medication to help with that.”
He has also said, ‘Suicide is not the solution … Try to reach out to people, talk to people, seek help, if you are successful, see what you can do before making a tough decision that you could not reverse.’
About two days ago, he released a photo of himself and his two children holding hands on the beach and watching the sun set.
Mr. Goonetileke is a founding member of the Royal College Alumni Association of Western Australia. He is also known as a talented singer.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Alan Adams said the 40-year-old father was found dead in the garage of his home and the two children were inside.
Their mother had arrived at a pre-arranged place to take their children and immediately informed the police as there were no children there. The police had gone to the house and inspected it accordingly.
The family member found the shocking sight in the house on Essington Street, and the first responders were shocked before the mother arrived.
‘I will most likely not go into family situations based on the grief and trauma that a subset of this family is experiencing at the moment, it will only make it worse,’ Mr. Adams said
