Three members of an Indian family died died on Friday in a suspected case of murder-suicide after a massive fire tore through their Melbourne house.
Police said four people of Indian descent were known to be living in the house located in a city suburb, though at the time of the fire two boys aged five and 10 and their 37-year-old mother were believed to be there.
The father was reportedly visiting his sick mother in India when the incident happened.
The bodies of the victims were found together in a back room of the home. But police were yet to identify the bodies or determine exactly how many were dead, detective Geoff Maher said.
Police found a handwritten note on a car in the driveway of the home and is investigating whether it was written by the mother.
Maher said the note was found on the top of the vehicle outside the Clayton South house.
Published 01 June 2012, 05:53 IST