Police are investigating the deaths of a man and his two-year-old son as an alleged murder-suicide, after their bodies were found in a unit on the New South Wales far north coast.
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00:00 A little boy's life is cut short, allegedly at the hands of his own father.
00:07 A more tragic event you wouldn't come across, so that's very sad.
00:11 It's a horrible situation and I just think as a mother myself, I grieve with other mothers when things like this happen.
00:17 Especially having a two year old myself, you feel for the child and surrounding family members.
00:24 Police went to a small block of units last night over concerns for the welfare of a 38 year old man and his two year old son.
00:31 My understanding is that the male had an access visit on the day.
00:38 The mother raised concerns with the fact that they were due to hand over the child at 4.30 and by 5.30 she had contacted the police and we ran to the residence and made the discovery.
00:51 Officers forced their way into the unit shortly before 10pm to find the bodies.
00:57 Police allege the man caused his own death and that of his child.
01:01 There was no weapon involved as far as I'm aware.
01:05 The ABC understands the man was the subject of an AVO, protecting the boy's mother.
01:10 He was known to police for previous DV matters but not significant issues.
01:16 The area was inundated in the 2022 floods and many residents in the surrounding properties had only moved in over the last year.
01:24 Neighbours believe the man had lived in his unit for around six months.
01:29 When they first moved in, they saw my cat and they came around and they were playing with him.
01:35 He was a bit shy, the boy, but he just wanted to play with my cat.
01:40 A report about the incident is being prepared for the coroner.
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