{"id":2686237,"date":"2026-10-17T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-sympathy-for-clancy-spreads-mom-hears-daughter-screaming-stop-daddy-but-before-she-can-get-home-her-whole-family-is-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:47:38","slug":"as-sympathy-for-clancy-spreads-mom-hears-daughter-screaming-stop-daddy-but-before-she-can-get-home-her-whole-family-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-sympathy-for-clancy-spreads-mom-hears-daughter-screaming-stop-daddy-but-before-she-can-get-home-her-whole-family-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"As Sympathy for Clancy Spreads, Mom Hears Daughter Screaming \u2018Stop, Daddy!&#8217; But Before She Can Get Home Her Whole Family Is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-sympathy-for-clancy-spreads-mom-hears-daughter-screaming-stop-daddy-but-before-she-can-get-home-her-whole-family-is-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2686237&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> in Bali where a father, Damien John Shaw, 56, along with his two young children, Archie (6) adn Laura (4), were found dead in a murder-suicide. shaw, a former maritime worker from Australia, reportedly attacked his children before taking his own life inside their bungalow.The children\u2019s mother, who was in Jakarta, heard her daughter crying during a phone call and became alarmed, prompting neighbors and staff to check on the family. CCTV footage and witness accounts suggest Shaw was responsible for the attack. <\/p>\n<p>Shaw&#8217;s mental state and financial struggles, along with a strained marriage, are considered contributing factors. Prior to the incident, shaw had expressed feelings of frustration and thoughts of self-harm to a friend. The case has drawn media coverage internationally, raising concerns about family violence and mental health. Authorities have classified the case as a murder-suicide, and the tragedy underscores the importance of societal awareness and intervention in family crises.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A father was found dead in Bali last month. So were his two children. Police said he killed them, then himself, after his wife heard their little girl on the phone screaming for him to stop.<\/p>\n<p>Damien John Shaw, 56, a former maritime worker in Fremantle, Australia, was found on Sept. 13 inside a bungalow at the Arca complex in Legian, Kuta, with his son Archie, 6, and daughter Laura, 4, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/thewest.com.au\/news\/crime\/perth-dad-damien-john-shaw-lost-three-family-members-before-horror-bali-murder-suicide-as-neighbours-speak-out-c-22867339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The West Australian.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesian police said the evidence points to a murder-suicide.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Australia Father And Children Die In Suspected Murder Suicide<\/p>\n<p>An Australian father and his two young children have died in Bali in a case police are investigating as a murder suicide. Damien John Shaw, 56, was found dead inside the family\u2019s Kuta bungalow alongside his six year old son and four year old daughter after the children\u2019s mother, who was in Jakarta, became alarmed during a phone call and contacted a neighbour for help.<\/p>\n<p>Police later reviewed CCTV from the property and said there was no indication of another person being involved. The family had lived in Bali for years, while their marriage had reportedly become strained. A family home that once looked ordinary was suddenly at the centre of a tragedy nobody saw coming.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Why It Is Trending (@trendingblog247) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trendingblog247\/status\/2103045112003445220?\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The children\u2019s mother was in Jakarta. She had left Bali a few days earlier to visit her parents. She was on the phone with Shaw that morning when she heard Laura crying and begging, \u201cStop, Daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She could not get him back on the line. She called the bungalow manager and begged for a welfare check. Staff and neighbors got no answer at the door, so they forced it open.<\/p>\n<p>Police <a href=\"https:\/\/balieyewitnessnews.com\/denpasar-police-chief-updates-investigation-murder-suicide-australian-family-in-kuta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> three bodies. Denpasar Police Chief Leonardo Simatupang said CCTV and witness accounts indicate Shaw attacked the children before taking his own life. Officers said he tilted the CCTV camera downward before hanging himself.<\/p>\n<p>The wife declined a full autopsy. Police said the footage and Shaw\u2019s history were enough for them to close the criminal file because the only suspect is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Custody of the bodies went to her, with the Australian consulate involved.<\/p>\n<p>One week later, another Australian expat who knew Shaw spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perthnow.com.au\/news\/world\/he-wanted-to-kill-himself-damien-shaws-friend-details-last-conversation-before-bali-murder-suicide-c-22871673\">Perth Now<\/a>, an Australian news outlet, saying that just a week before the murders, Shaw had talked to him about money, his marriage, and his mental state.<\/p>\n<p>The friend said that Shaw \u201cwanted to kill himself, he had had enough,\u201d that Shaw \u201cwas angry and frustrated,\u201d and that he had warned Shaw not to do anything rash or silly.<\/p>\n<p>Nine.com.au <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/world-news\/asia\/australian-father-who-killed-children-in-bali-murder-suicide-was-arrogant-lost-thousands-of-dollars-to-fraud-20260917-p60y56.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that people around the family described Shaw as arrogant and hard on the kids at school, even as he handled drop-offs and lunches.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw and his wife had a shaky marriage since 2022, when they nearly divorced.<\/p>\n<p>Western Australia Premier Roger Cook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/remote\/check_cookie.html?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2fnews%2fperth-man-and-two-young-children-found-dead-inside-bali-property%2fnews-story%2ff7274fe8faee4f93f49b34462dd90f06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> it a horrific situation and said the murder-suicide label had not been confirmed in Perth, even as Bali police treated it as such.<\/p>\n<p>There is no public evidence Shaw had been following the Lindsay Clancy case before appearing to murder his children and commit suicide. But the case has been covered extensively in international media.<\/p>\n<p>When society turns a killer parent into a cause, it sends a dangerous signal. Excusing or folding a family massacre into a broader narrative provides an opening for other unstable people.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t need a manifesto. They just need the precedent.<\/p>\n<p>This case may be unrelated to Clancy\u2019s. It may be that Shaw\u2019s collapse was only debt, rage, and untreated sickness. It may also be that a society that treats some family murders as politics teaches the worst that the script is available to them, too.<\/p>\n<p>The decent response here is to say the obvious without flinching. A father who murders his children has committed an abomination. Sympathy for mental illness does not rewrite that. 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