Police suspect the mothers killed themselves and their minor son on Friday.
Southwest Finland Police is investigating the family death in Raisio, police said on Monday.
According to the release, police suspect the mother killed herself and her minor son on Friday. Police were informed of the killing that afternoon.
Based on the forensic and tactical investigation, there is no suspicion of an outside party involved in the case, so it is an internal act of the family.
Police are investigating the murder suspect as a murder and the mother’s death as a death investigation.
Police do not tell the cause of death of the deceased or other details of the case. The material of the death investigation is always secret.
Also the actions of the authorities will be clarified. The police say that they have requested official assistance from the Forensic Psychiatry Research Unit of Turku University Central Hospital (Tyks).
The purpose is to find out whether any authority has failed in its official duties in supporting and identifying the situation of the child and family.
According to the bulletin, the study is being carried out so that “the authorities would identify risk factors at a sufficiently early stage and thus better support families to prevent similar tragedies”.
The bulletin also says that the police will report the matter because of its social significance. However, the police do not know more about the matter.
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