Aaron Cockman 1.jpgAaron Cockman father of the four children found with gunshot wounds at the property, owned by Cynda Miles and her farmer husband Peter, in Osmington, near the town of Margaret River in Australia’s southwest.

Aaron Cockman, the father of four children killed by their grandfather near Margaret River in WA’s south last 11 May, addresses the media, in Margaret River, Western Australia The devastated father of four autistic children killed in a suspected murder-suicide on Friday accused their granddad of planning the mass shooting.
Aaron Cockman spoke for the first time today after the bodies of his young children and estranged wife were found at a remote farmouse in Osmington, Western Australia.

Grandfather Peter Miles, suspected of shooting of his wife, their daughter and four grandchildren (pictured together) before turning the gun on himself.JPGGrandfather Peter Miles, allegedly, of shooting of his wife, their daughter and four grandchildren [photo], before turning the gun on himself

Police discovered the bodies of Taye, 13, Ryland, 12, Ayre, 10 and Kadyn Cockman, 8, just after 6 am at the rural farmhouse.
The bodies of the childrens’ grandparents, Peter Miles, 61, and Cynda, 58, were also found with gunshot wounds at the property.
Their daughter, Katrina Miles Cockman, mother of the children, was also identified as one of the victims.
WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson immediately declared that authorities were treating the tragedy as a case of murder-suicide, and are not looking for any suspects.
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