Chilling new details have emerged about the final moments of a Perth gunman who fatally shot a mother and daughter at their Floreat home on Friday.
Mark Bombara’s daughter was talking to her father just seconds before he murdered Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc, before turning the gun on himself, according to The West Australian.
Bombara, 63, had turned up at the women’s Berkley Cres home on Friday afternoon looking for his ex-wife, who was friends with the family and staying at their home following her breakup.
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The West Australian reported his daughter was on the phone with him during the attack, and is understood to have heard someone say, “put the gun down” before hearing several gunshots.
It is understood the call with her father was disconnected before she phoned police, telling them what she had heard.
The rapid arrival of police to the scene meant they were there in time to hear the final gun shot, believed to be the one that Bombara used on himself.
WA Premier Roger Cook described the murder as a “chilling and horrific” attack and urged the community to reflect on the deaths, which he said were part of a “society-wide issue” of gendered violence.
On Monday, WA Police confirmed Bombara owned 11 guns under a recreational shooter’s permit and two pistols under a collector’s licence, one of which was used to kill Jennifer and Gretl.
The WA government is in the process of toughening its gun laws, with a $64 million buyback scheme underway and legislative changes mooted to restrict the number of firearms people can own.
— With AAP
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