Perinovic s husband, Tomislav, 48, made the call to emergency services and was questioned by police before he was released without charge. Family friend Frankie Franjic told the
Herald Sun Mr Tomislav is heartbroken and not answering calls . (It) just came out of nowhere . what brought this on? No warning signs at all, he said. His wife, Sanja, added that Ms Perinovic had been the type of girl that if you met her you would want to associate with her . Less than 24 hours before the shocking killings, 42-year-old Perinovic had dropped off a bag of plums at the home of her Burgess Street neighbours, Daniel and Vicky Schembri.
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Police working on an alleged murder-suicide case in Melbourne s north have found in their preliminary investigation that the mother killed her three children before taking her own life. Victoria Police investigators believe Katie Perinovic first murdered seven-year-old Claire, five-year-old Anna, and Matthew, three, and then killed herself at their Tullamarine home, The Daily Mail reported. A statement from police on Friday, January 15, stated, âHomicide Squad investigators have formed the preliminary view that the 42-year-old woman is responsible for all four deaths.â Police called the crime scene âgruesomeâ, but did not provide any further detail.