Two children were fatally shot by their father in July. And now their mother was found dead in West Pennant Hills, Australia, on Dec. 12, according to local reports.
The death of Olga Edwards occurred just five months after the murder-suicide that left Australia stunned. Her estranged husband, 68-year-old John Edwards, a financial adviser, gunned down the teens before taking his own life.
“The body of a 37-year-old woman was located deceased. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner,” the spokeswoman added.
In July, the slayings were described as “premeditated and planned” by officials. Edwards had two legally owned handguns.
Olga and her children were separated from John for two years prior to the shootings.
On Wednesday, Ryde Detective Superintendent David Waddell said her death was a “tragic set of circumstances.”
Waddell said Edwards was offered support from around the world, but “unfortunately things took their toll,” according to the report. “There are no suspicious circumstances. We will put a brief together for the coroner and that will form a part of the investigation that commenced in July,” he said.
“[There are police] who have had involvement with the investigation and some of them are very personally attached and they are feeling it today, as are the family and wider members of the public,” he also stated.
Juliette Hackett, who lives near John Edwards’s home, said she didn’t know his family well, but they “had their challenges.”
Edwards’s sister Dianne said she didn’t have anything good to say about him.
“He’s an awful man, horrible. Always has been,” she was quoted as saying.
