The WA Police dropped the ball on this one.
The daughter of a man who brutally murdered his estranged wife’s best friend and daughter has lashed out with a brutal takedown of the police
The daughter of a double murderer says she repeatedly warned police of the danger he posed before he gunned down a mother and her teenage daughter in a hunt for his estranged wife.
Ariel, the killer’s daughter, revealed that she and her mother had fled their home in fear for their lives and had contacted police multiple times about the “imminent threat” posed by her father.
“My mother and I made it clear that our lives were at risk – we were repeatedly ignored, repeatedly failed. These failures have cost the lives of two incredible women,” Ms Bombara, 27, said in a statement.
“I did everything I could to protect my mother — when my father couldn’t find us he murdered her best friend and her best friend’s daughter.”
Ariel says her numerous pleas for help to the police had fallen on deaf ears, explaining that she had specifically sent out a warning about an unaccounted-for Glock handgun, which ultimately became one of the murder weapons.
Her efforts to secure a temporary protective order were also dismissed, leaving her feeling helpless and desperate as she scrambled to ensure her mother’s safety.“Between March 30th and April 2nd, I spoke with police on three separate occasions to raise the alarm about my father. On each occasion I alerted officers to my father’s guns, and told them my mother and I felt there was a real and imminent threat to our lives.
“I specifically mentioned that there was a Glock handgun which was unaccounted for.
“My understanding is this ultimately would be one of the weapons my father used take the lives of two innocent women.“On April 2nd, my mother and I were given a police escort to our home to collect some belongings. This was the third occasion we warned police about my father’s guns.
“One officer said, ‘oh don’t worry, we know all about the guns’, and when he called for backup, he warned his fellow officers to wear bullet proof vests.
“We were ignored by five different male officers across three occasions of reporting. By that point we felt completely helpless and I had to focus on getting mum to safety.
Police Minister Paul Papalia revealed that Bombara was legally licensed to own 13 firearms
The aftermath of this tragedy has prompted calls for stricter gun laws, with Mr Papalia now considering amendments to legislation currently before parliament.
“I think we’ll be acting earlier to remove firearms from premises where there’s potential for harm to be done,” Mr Papalia stated.
https://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/ignored-daughter-of-man-who-m... The police and the police minister have failed here.
WA also has this which allowed them to take this persons guns.
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