The shattered father of the four children killed in the Margaret River family shooting massacre says he still loves the man believed responsible for their deaths – their grandfather. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have Katrina, I wouldn’t have her kids,” Aaron Cockman told reporters, speaking publicly for the first time since the tragedy. “I’m sad but I’ll get through this.”The West Australian premier, Mark McGowan, has expressed his distress at the Margaret River mass shooting that claimed seven family members. “For me, this is one of the worst tragedies Western Australia has seen,” McGowan said at Osmington on Sunday. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 and the domestic violence helpline is on 0808 2000 247.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2018 04:30 UTC