Tomislav Perinovic returned from the shops to find his son with stab wounds
The three-year-old was in the kitchen of their Tullamarine, Melbourne home
Mr Perinovic called an ambulance for help around lunchtime on January 14
While resuscitation efforts were underway Mr Perinovic went into another room
He then found the bodies of his daughters Claire and Anna and his wife Katie
A coronial inquest will investigate Mrs Perinovic s mental health at the time
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Katie Perinovic’s parents have “accepted their daughter has taken the lives of their grandchildren” in a tragic murder-suicide, according to a family friend.
Preliminary police investigations have found that Mrs Perinovic was responsible for all of their deaths. Homicide squad investigators have formed the preliminary view that the 42-year-old woman is responsible for all four deaths and on completion of their investigation, a report will be provided for consideration of the coroner, police said. Five-year-old Anna Perinovic had been due to start prep in weeks, joining her elder sister Claire at St Christopher s Primary School in Airport West. Instead, the school community has been left devastated by the tragic deaths. Our school community is deeply shocked to receive this heartbreaking news and extends sincere sympathy and prayerful support to the Perinovic family and all who are struggling to comprehend this tragic loss of life, principal Adrian Glasby said.