A father gassed his entire family to death after his wife discovered his affair with a 17-year-old girl in the Philippines and demanded a divorce, an inquest has heard. When Ms Lutz discovered the affair she demanded a divorce from the already-unhappy marriage, the inquest at Lidcombe Coroners Court heard. Relatives at the time claimed Ms Lutz must have been in on the plan as part of a suicide pact, but Sergeant Pooley dismissed this suggestion. Sergeant Pooley said this would have allowed Ms Lutz to leave her husband for good and be 'better off than she had been for years'. Ms Lutz is believed to have spent many sleepless nights caring for her children, who needed frequent therapy and doctor's appointments.

Source: Daily Mail April 08, 2019 03:37 UTC