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Tragic death of two men in Yamba

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At about 1.10pm yesterday – Thursday 1 June – police were called to a property on Kookaburra Circuit, Yamba, after reports two bodies had been found.

The bodies of a 58-year-old man and 15-year-old boy were located inside the property, both suffering gunshot wounds.

While the investigation by officers from Coffs Clarence Police District is in its infancy, police don’t believe a third party was involved – with few details being released this tragedy appears to be a murder–suicide with a strong possibility that the older man held the weapon.

 

 

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