Breaking: Australian man and two children found dead in Bali in suspected murder-suicide

Indonesian police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after the bodies of an Australian man and his two children were found in a home in Bali.

Police found the bodies of 56-year-old Damien John Shaw, along with his six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter, inside their bungalow at Kuta on Sunday morning.

In a statement, Badung Regency police said neighbours went to check in on the family after a call from the man's wife, and forced the door open when there was no response.

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