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Perth 'murders': Man accused of killing five family members

Perth 'murders': Man accused of killing five family members

A man has been charged with murdering his wife, three young children and their grandmother at a house in Western Australia (WA).

The bodies of Mara Lee Harvey, 41, two-year-old twins Alice and Beatrix, three-year-old Charlotte, and Beverley Quinn, 73, were discovered by police in Perth on Sunday.

Anthony Robert Harvey, 24, was charged with five counts of murder on Monday.

The deaths were caused by "a blunt instrument and knives", police said.

Source: bbc.com