A young student and her mother who were found dead in an apparent suicide pact left a chilling note alerting neighbours ‘we are in the backyard’ – just months after the family was rocked by two separate tragedies.
The bodies of Ashley Pouladian, in her 20s, and her mother were discovered in a car parked in the driveway of their Greenacre home in Sydney’s south-west on Monday afternoon.
The pair are understood to have used a gas to take their own lives, as well as that of the family’s dog, a German shepherd.
A handwritten note left on the front door of their home read: ‘Dear neighbours please call the police we are in our car in the backyard.’
Ashley Pouladian (pictured) and her mother who were found dead in an apparent suicide pact left a chilling note alerting neighbours ‘we are in the backyard’
A handwritten note left on their front door read: ‘Dear neighbours please call the police we are in our car in the backyard’
The short letter appeared to include in brackets ‘gas inside’, before finishing: ‘Thank you, love you.’
A neighbour said they saw the note when they went to check on the mother and daughter’s welfare, as they often did.
‘They went to the car and said ”get up, get up” but didn’t get a reaction so they panicked and called police,’ the neighbour told The Daily Telegraph.
The tragedy comes just four months after their brother and son, Pouya Pouladian, died following an alleged botched tonsil operation.
The pair were found dead in a car parked in the driveway of their Greenacre home in Sydney’s south-west on Monday afternoon
The tragedy comes just four months after their brother and son, Pouya Pouladian (pictured), died following an alleged botched tonsil operation
Neighbours said it Pouya’s death that plunged the mother and daughter into deep depression.
‘Three months ago [the mother] was talking about suicide and my wife convinced her that was a stupid idea. They just couldn’t handle losing the son,’ one said.
It is understood the family, who were of Iranian background, also lost their father about six years ago to a heart attack.
On March 9, Ashley took to social media to announce the tragic death of her brother, 24.
‘Due… unforeseen events post-operation, my 24-year-old brother, Pouya Pouladian, passed away a few days ago,’ she wrote on Facebook.
Pouya (pictured), a student pilot, created a GoFundMe page last year, saying he ‘couldn’t breathe’
The pair are understood to have used a gas to take their own lives, as well as that of the family’s dog (scene pictured)
‘He was an amazing and hardworking person who never failed to care deeply for my mother and I. He was truly our inspiration in life.
‘Words cannot describe what an angel he was… Rest easy Captain Pouya.’
Pouya, a student pilot, created a GoFundMe page last year, saying he ‘couldn’t breathe’ due to a severe case of sleep apnoea.
‘It’s caused by my sinuses and the nasal passages not being straight,’ he wrote.
‘Have been to too many specialists and they all have recommended me to do a surgery, which will cost me about $6-7k even with my private health insurance.’
Before he died, Pouya had been working three jobs to pay for his aviation school, as well as supporting his mother and sister.
‘Pouya loved his family more than anything in the world and he would do anything for them,’ his girlfriend Pilar Mempin told Fairfax in March.
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‘Pouya loved his family more than anything in the world and he would do anything for them,’ his girlfriend Pilar Mempin (right with Pouya) said in March
Pouya had been working three jobs to pay for his aviation school, as well as supporting his mother and sister