This is a count of women killed by known or suspected male violence in a Australia, jointly undertaken by Reclaim the Night Perth and Women Shout Out Australia.
Police discovered the bodies of Ms Adeline Yvette Rigney-Wilson, 29, and her daughter, 6, and her son, 5, inside a remote Hillier farmhouse, near Gawler, South Australia, at 1.30pm on Monday.
Ms Rigney-Wilson’s partner, Steven Graham Peet, 30, remains in police custody and will face court on Tuesday charged with the murders.
Our sincere condolences to Adeline’s family & friends.
News links:
- http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-30/children-and-woman-found-dead-at-hillier/7460134
- http://www.9news.com.au/National/2016/05/30/15/48/Three-bodies-found-at-home-in-Adelaide-s-north
- http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/police-find-the-bodies-of-two-children-and-a-woman-inside-house-at-hillier-near-gawler/news-story/d3c0187a26968bbbacc6c97c3997727e
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