Mysterious deaths of mother and son whose bodies were found slumped together in their backyard was NOT murder-suicide – police say – as they reveal the tragic truth
- Melbourne mother, 63, and her son, 34, were found dead at a house on May 28
- Detectives have completed an investigation into the mysterious pair of deaths
- Investigators have ruled out a murder-suicide, which was one of early theories
Murder-suicide has been ruled out as the cause of the deaths of a Melbourne mother and her son who were found slumped next to each other in the woman’s backyard.
Police are not treating the deaths of Ingrid House, 63, and her son Nicholas House, 34, as suspicious after they were found dead at the Notting Hill property on May 28.
It is understood Ms House died of natural causes and her devastated son took his own life after he found her body, reports The Herald Sun.
Nicholas House, 34, was found on May 28 at his mother’s Notting Hill house in Melbourne
The exact cause of Ms House’s death has not yet been established but will be investigated by the Coroner.
A report on the death of Mr House was prepared and will also be handed to the Coroner.
The sister-in-law of Ms House previously said the family was struggling to terms with the loss.
‘It is difficult to understand. We don’t know the circumstances,’ she said.
Police are not treating deaths of Ingrid House, 63, and her son Nicholas House, 34, as suspicious after they were found by another son at the Notting Hill (pictured) property
Ms House had three sons, including Nicholas, and lived in the house for several years.
Neighbour Peter Wrighter, an Iraqi immigrant, said an elderly couple had lived in the house for more than a decade.
‘I was in shock when I first heard the sirens and opened the window and saw all the police and everybody,’ he said.
‘Back home in Iraq I’m used to killing but my wife is very upset.’
Mr House had posted online in the weeks before May 28 that he had experienced ‘one of the sh***est years’.
His posts also show he was a passionate NRL and Wests Tigers supporter, often going to games with family and friends.
Nicholas House (pictured) was a passionate sports fan who shared numerous pictures online of fun times with friends and family