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'He Was Ruthless': Daughter Apologises for Killer Dad
Ariel Bombara said she warned police four times and called her father a manipulator as an internal review led to discipline for eight officers.
- On Friday, Ariel Bombara delivered a powerful apology at the inquest into the Floreat murders, condemning her father, Mark Bombara, as a "devious, ruthless manipulator" intent on control and revenge.
- Mark Bombara shot dead Jennifer Petelczyc and her daughter, Gretl, at their Perth home on May 24, 2024, after failing to find his estranged wife, Rowena, to whom he was married 35 years.
- Ariel criticized police for allowing her father to retain 13 firearms despite multiple warnings about his mental state, while Constable Shaun King admitted treating the domestic situation as a "keep the peace"-type role.
- Apologizing to Jennifer's surviving daughter, Liesl Petelczyc, Ariel urged "collective rage" regarding her father's actions serve as a "wake-up call" to address unprecedented rates of family and domestic violence.
- Acting State Coroner Sarah Linton continues the inquest, with findings expected next year following an internal police investigation that determined eight officers faced disciplinary action for their conduct.
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'He was ruthless': daughter apologises for killer dad
The daughter of a gunman who murdered two women while searching for his estranged wife before taking his...
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WA todayDetails of Mark Bombara’s ‘ranting’ suicide note revealed as cop testifies he was ‘a nice man’
A WA Police constable described how he chatted to Mark Bombara in his multimillion dollar Mosman Park home about his nice view and new boat as his wife and daughter Rowena and Ariel were in fear for their lives.
·North Sydney, Australia
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