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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas

WA minister says threshold for police intervention must be lower after Perth shooting double murder

Floral tributes are seen outside the house where Jenny and Gretl Petelczyc were shot dead in Perth
Tributes are seen outside the house where Jenny Petelczyc and her daughter Gretl Petelczyc were shot dead in the Perth suburb of Floreat. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

The WA police minister, Paul Papalia, says he believes it must be easier for police to remove guns in the case of an “acrimonious” relationship break-up, as he has flagged further changes to “inadequate” laws.

Mark Bombara, 63, on Friday shot Jenny Petelczyc, 59, and her 18-year-old daughter, Gretl, at their Floreat home, where his ex-wife was believed to have been staying, before taking his own life.

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