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Episode 91 - The Edwards Family
· 30 min · Episode 92
Episode Episode 91 - The Edwards Family
On 5 July 2018 13 year old Jennifer Edwards and her 15 year old brother Jack Edwards were shot and killed in Sydney in Australia by their father John who then took his own life.
A man with a long and documented history of abuse of his partners and children, Edwards' final act of abuse was when his estranged wife - and mother of Jennifer and Jack - Olga took her own life in December 2018.
A review found that the deaths of Jennifer and Jack - and therefore Olga - could have been prevented and made recommendations for improvements in the police and other agency's response to domestic abuse and coercive control.
This is the story of the Edwards Family.
Information and support
• Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans • Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA • Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid • National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 • Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America • Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline
References
Inquest into the deaths of John, Jack and Jennifer EDWARDS
Friends reveal Olga Edwards had 'no hope' after police failure to act on domestic violence reports - ABC News
‘Litany of Errors’ Enabled Man to Kill His Children, Coroner Finds
John Edwards, who shot dead two children, should not have had gun licence, coroner finds - ABC News
Olga Edwards turned to Rosie Batty after children's Pennant Hills murder - Yahoo News Australia
Killer John Edwards wrote letters to family before shooting teenage children dead - ABC News
Mother of Sydney children murdered by father found dead | SBS News
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Links in the notes 15
- https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- https://aafda.org.uk/
- https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
- https://www.mhanational.org/
- https://www.thehotline.org/
- https://coroners.nsw.gov.au/documents/findings/2021/Inquest_into_the_deaths_of_John_Jack_and_Jennifer_Edwards_-_findings_of_State_Coroner_dated_7_April_2021.pdf
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-07/olga-edwards-friends-speak-out-coronial-inquest-findings/100052608
- https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/litany-of-errors-enabled-man-to-kill-his-children-coroner-finds/
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-07/nsw-john-edwards-inquest-findings/100052238
- https://au.news.yahoo.com/mums-desperate-call-help-following-murder-suicide-tragedy-011919142.html?guccounter=1
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-08/killer-john-edwards-wrote-letters-to-family/9955418
- https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mother-of-sydney-children-murdered-by-father-found-dead/om4dandjg
- https://tbccomposer.wixsite.com/tbc-epk
- https://art19.com/privacy
- https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info
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