Homicide Squad investigators have formed the preliminary view that a mother found dead in a Tullamarine house yesterday was responsible for the death of her three children, before taking her own life.
Emergency services were called to the property on Burgess Street shortly after 12.20pm where police located the bodies of a 42-year-old woman, a seven-year-old girl, a five-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy.
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrived at the scene to find Ambulance Victoria paramedics out the front of the property with a 48-year-old man, whom police said was the husband and father of the deceased.
In a statement released this afternoon, police said they did not believe the man had anything to do with the deaths.
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a suspicious grassfire in Greenvale last week. Emergency services were called to the fire in.
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives are seeking public assistance to help identify three males following a burglary in Tullamarine last month. It is.
• Bail related offences
The joint operation involved Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives, Air Wing, Dog Squad, Fawkner Highway Patrol, Taskforce Sandstone and uniform police. The investigation targeted both criminal and traffic offences in an effort to reduce road trauma.
One offender’s vehicle was impounded, and a quantity of drugs were seized. Penalty notices were issued for traffic offences including exceeding the speed limit by 35km/h, unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Members of the community with information relating to offenders involved in dangerous driving are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Quotes to be attributed to Detective Inspector Melissa Sullivan