Mosman Park suspected double murder-suicide prompts calls for greater support for families with high-needs children

Teenage brothers Leon and Otis, who lived with disabilities, were found dead in their Perth home along with their parents Jarrod and Maiwenna.

The incident, which police have described as a suspected double murder-suicide, is still being investigated.

A disability advocate says the tragedy highlights the need for more support for families with high-needs children. They have called for greater support for families with high-needs children, after two boys were killed by their parents in what police are investigating as an apparent double murder-suicide.

Brothers Otis, 14, and Leon, 16, who lived with disabilities, were found dead at their family home in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park on Friday morning.

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Rhiannon Shine and Keane Bourke
ABC
Monday 2nd February, 2026

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