‘We were ignored’: Daughter of Perth double murderer

Australian Community Media

Ariel Bombara spoke out about her interactions with WA Police in the weeks before her father killed two women and himself. In response, WA Police will be conducting an internal investigation.

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00:00 On April 2nd, my mother and I were given a police escort to our home to collect some

00:08 belongings.

00:09 This was the third occasion we warned police about my father's guns.

00:15 An officer said, "Oh, don't worry, we know all about the guns."

00:19 And when he called for backup, he warned his fellow officers to wear bulletproof vests.

00:25 We were ignored by five different male officers across three occasions of reporting.

00:31 By that point, we felt completely helpless and I had to focus on getting mum to safety.

00:37 I have asked that our internal investigations unit conduct an investigation into the three

00:43 interactions that Ariel speaks of with our police officers.

00:48 I'm not going to lie, I was a little bit scared.

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