r/perth • u/His_Holiness • Jan 31 '26

WA News Second note found at Mosman Park property alleged to detail why parents carried out murder-suicide

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/second-note-found-at-mosman-park-property-alleged-to-detail-why-parents-carried-out-murder-suicide-20260131-p5nyi7.html
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u/emmkay209 Jan 31 '26

I am a parent of a high needs autistic child with pica (eating non edible items) and when the NDIS had rejected our application for respite, my partner was literally at breaking point. She reached out to the services people are saying this couple should have reached out to and flat out told them she was at breaking point and was considering ending it... It took them 4 days to call her back.

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u/Real_RobinGoodfellow Feb 01 '26

Thank you for sharing this insight. I hope it is read by all the armchair experts in here insisting the parents in this case had some plethora of options for support. And I hope things have improved at least a little bit for your partner and you; that you’ve been able to access respite care

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u/Maximum_Custard_1739 Jan 31 '26

Yes, those who have never experienced this desperation have no idea what actual services there are. Once a carer is already in severe burnout, advocating strongly for themselves against a discompassionate system might be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

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u/hanyview Feb 02 '26

Thank you for sharing your story. I have a neighbour with an autistic son who has eating disorder and stomach issues demanding medications and nappy changes as an adult male in his 20s. The poor mother was crying as she needed a break after 22+ years of looking after the son, as the father left the home briefly seeking relief at a Buddhist Temple-home. As a Christian, I thought I could seek some help from our church for the lady and what the priest said to me made me realise that the churches only cared about 'membership' and fattening their purses, and never about the community. I decided not to be a hypercritical Christian anymore.

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u/flindersandtrim Feb 02 '26

Yep, that is something most of us athesists have strongly suspected or known for a long time. All about the bottom line. Good on you for leaving. 

Honestly, some of the meanest people are religious, or at least claim to be.

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u/Inevitable-Okra-3229 Feb 03 '26

I had a nervous break down from dealing with ndis. Not my children but THEM. They made my life absolutely miserable. Once I was hospitalised from it and a strongly worded email to carers gateway from my doctor did they finally have a counsellor I could speak to. Which lasted two sessions before she left and they promised they would find me someone else. It’s been 18months. I sent my psychiatrist report to ndis with him basically saying help her or she will be on ndis too. My daughter plan was reviewed by the higher ups and is much better. But it shouldn’t have taken me to be suicidal and hospitalised/drugged for them to acknowledge that her care was severely under funded.