Former Australian Rugby Player Rowan Baxter Sets Fire To Wife & Three Kids in Horrific Murder-Suicide
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Former pro Rugby player Rowan Baxter, reportedly killed his wife and their three young children in a horrific murder-suicide in Brisbane, Australia.
CNN reports that 43-year-old Baxter filled a gas can with fuel at a local gas station, before throwing it all over the car that had his wife and children in it. He then set it alight. Law Enforcement revealed that they got a call about a car fire at 8.30 a.m. and found three kids aged six, four and three dead in the vehicle.
Witnesses report that they saw Baxter’s wife attempting to escape from the vehicle while yelling, “He’s poured petrol on me.” She later died from her injuries at the hospital.
Police reports state that Baxter was in the front passenger seat at the time of the incident while his wife was driving the car.
He apparently had self-inflicted stab wounds and exited the car on his own. He died at the scene.
“Devastating news out of Camp Hill,” Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison wrote on Twitter. “My heart goes out to the families and community going through this tragic time and the emergency responders confronting what would be a shattering scene.”
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