Mosman Park tragedy: Street of double murder-suicide reopened as tributes flow for Leon and Otis Clune

The street where tragedy struck in a suspected double murder-suicide in Mosman Park has been reopened.

Tape cordoning off Mott Close had been removed and there was less of a police presence on Monday morning around the home where the bodies of Jarrod Clune and Maiwenna Goasdoue and their children Leon and Otis where found.

The gruesome discovery was made on Friday when a carer turned up at the home for a scheduled visit and found a note warning against going inside and to call police.

On Monday, tributes including flowers continued to be laid outside the home.

A member of the community Facebook group Everything Mosman Park urged locals to place white ribbons on a tree at their property in a sign of respect.

“I have put 5 ribbons on the mulberry tree at their (house) — because Jarrod loved to garden and their mum helped them pick those mulberries.”

Members are also arranging a candlelight vigil.

“I think it would be fitting that we hold a candlelight vigil in a local park to support and show sympathy that this did not go unnoticed, and we all acknowledge the profound loss of every member of this family unit and ask for peace, hope and care moving forward,” a post read.

Comments under the post were flooded with support and sympathy, with locals agreeing that nearby Springfellow Park would be a fitting venue.

Roger Cook said on Monday that the incident was an “unbelievably horrible” one but patience was needed to know exactly what went on.

“In the first instance, obviously, there’ll be a police investigation that will allow us to understand the facts in relation to the circumstances of the of the incident,” he said.

“Obviously we’ll all be able to have an opportunity, both within our Government agencies and beyond, to look at the circumstances surrounding this particular incident.

“I understand there’s speculation around NDIS support, school support and things of that nature.

“I just invite everyone to please be patient and let us step through that.

“The Coroner, ultimately, is the one who’s responsible for making a decision about any form of inquest.

“You would understand that this would be something of extreme interest in relation to their work and that’s an important part of the process.”

The Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association, which led a candlelit vigil on Saturday, shared a moving poem about Leon, 16, and Otis, 14 — believed to have been killed by their 50-year-old father and 49-year-old mother — penned by the mum of an autistic child.

“Otis. Leon. You moved through the world, together, side by side, each with your own way of knowing, each shaping the other’s days,” the poetic tribute by Ash Smith included.

“You belonged. You were children. Not diagnoses. Not burdens.”

Support worker Maddie Page — who knew the boys for more than 10 years — said the brothers had captured her heart and the family had been let down by the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Reports suggest one of the boys had recently had their NDIS funding cut.

“I witnessed firsthand the immense love within their family, as well as the courage and resilience they showed during times of extreme difficulty and countless obstacles,” Ms Page said.

“The Clune boys will always hold a special place in my heart. They taught me to think outside the box when it came to working with autism, and reminded me that communication is so much more than words.

“All they wanted was to be understood — and when they did, they captured your heart.

It emerged on Saturday that a letter found inside the home may hold crucial answers for police working to ascertain exactly how the boys died.

The family pets — two dogs and a cat — were also found dead inside the western suburbs property.

Police said there were no signs of a violent struggle and no weapons were used.

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