Margaret River massacre: Depression drug clue to grandfather’s murder of family

Perth

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A switch-off applies to all scheme and bore water users in Perth, Mandurah and some parts of the South West, from 1 June to 31 August each year. Margaret River massacre: Depression drug clue to grandfather’s murder of family MARGARET River grandfather Peter Miles had started taking antidepressant medication just weeks before he shot dead his wife Cynda, daughter Katrina and four grandchildren on their hobby farm. Mr Miles had put on weight in recent months, which can be caused by antidepressants, and some close friends now suspect the medication he had been prescribed may have played a part in triggering or heightening his homicidal and suicidal thoughts.



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