"No Signs Of Violence" In Attempted Double Murder/Suicide

"Adelaide, Australia - Police will wait for toxicology results and an autopsy report before revealing what caused the death of a four-year-old boy in his Adelaide home.

"The boy was found dead in a bedroom of a house in Kensington Gardens, in Adelaide's eastern suburbs, at 7.40am (CST) on Monday, police said.

"Local media have labelled the incident a double murder suicide attempt, after the boy's 47-year-old mother and nine-year-old brother were taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical condition.

"Detective Chief Inspector John Gerlach said the pair had suffered no obvious physical injuries and were in a serious but stable condition.

"`When they were taken to hospital they were passing in and out of consciousness,` he told reporters.

"Police spent several hours on Monday searching the house trying to find what the trio may have ingested.

"`We believe that medication may be involved,` Chief Inspector Gerlach said.

"Chief Inspector Gerlach said police were still waiting on toxicology reports, but that they believed no gases or dangerous chemicals were involved.

"An autopsy will be carried out on Tuesday to determine how the boy died.

"`Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident here to try and determine what happened, but what I can say is that there is no signs of violence in the house,` Chief Inspector Gerlach said.

"`The circumstances of the death are pretty much contained to the house and the people who live inside.`

"It is understood the father, who works in the pharmaceutical industry, discovered his wife and two sons in one of the bedrooms and immediately dialled triple zero.

"The father, who at this stage is not a suspect, attended a nearby police station on Monday morning to assist police with their inquiries.

"`Obviously it is a very difficult situation for him,` Chief Inspector Gerlach said.

"`They are always tragic circumstances, we don't like investigating these sorts of incidents, but it's something we have to do.`

"It is understood the family had only recently moved to the neighbourhood."

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