A HORROR quadruple murder-suicide has rocked Australia after two parents and their two autistic sons were found dead.
The bodies of Jarrod Clune, 50, Maiwenna Goasdoue, 49, and their teenage sons Leon, 16, and Otis, 14, were found inside their home in the affluent Perth suburb, Mosman Park.
Otis and Leon both had severe, non-verbal autismCredit: Facebook
Jarrod Clune holds one of his sons as a babyCredit: Facebook
A teacher said someone at the school had told Maiwenna Goasdoue her son was a ‘monster’Credit: Facebook
Both the boys had severe, non-verbal autism.
Emergency services were called at 8.15am on Friday morning by a care worker who regularly visited the boys but could not contact the family.
The care worker discovered a chilling note at the home warning against entering the property, along with instructions to call the police.
Officers found all four members of the family, along with the families two dogs and a cat, dead at the scene.
Police said the deaths did not appear to be violent in nature and no weapons were used.
The bodies were found in different areas of the home.
On Saturday a second note, believed to be a letter, emerged.
This helped police conclude the tragedy was a double murder-suicide with the note reportedly suggesting the parents decided to end their lives together.
The note also outlined plans for the families finances, it was reported.
Western Australia Police Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo said there was no history of “reported family violence matters with police“, according to local media.
“This is a tragic and devastating incident where a family has lost their lives, and the impact will be felt by the entire community,” she added.
Cops said the boys both experienced “significant health challenges”, and believed the family lost government funding to support one of the boys’ disability.
Both boys, and their father, previously attended Christ Church Grammar, a prestigious private boys’ school in Perth’s western suburbs.
Otis had been expelled from school two years ago over a spitting incident, the Daily Mail reports .
One of the boys teachers told the outlet that someone at the school had described him as a “monster” to his exhausted mother.
She said the boys parents seemed loving and dedicated, but would have been extremely sleep-deprived.
The boys never slept at night and would often nap in school, she added.
The teacher said the parents did everything they could to support their sons, including taking them to therapy and seeking professional help as far away as Sydney.
Since the devastating tragedy, family and friends have taken to social media to pay heart-felt tributes.
Maddie Page, the boys autism mentor, wrote on Facebook: “The Clune boys will always hold a special place in my heart – they taught me to think outside the box when it came to working with autism and reminded me that communication is so much more than words.
“My heart feels unbearably heavy knowing that the NDIS system failed them, and that they were made to feel they had no other choice. There truly was no one like them, and their parents were their biggest, fiercest supporters.”
Leon was just 16 when he was found deadCredit: Facebook
The families two dogs and a cat were also found dead at the sceneCredit: Facebook
Heartfelt tributes have poured out for the family after the tragedyCredit: Facebook
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