Bedford murders: Life sentence for WA man who killed wife, children and mother-in-law

Perth father Anthony Harvey who murdered his three young children, wife and mother-in-law has been sentenced to life in prison with no hope of being released.

Anthony Robert Harvey pleaded guilty to five counts of murder. He will spend the rest of his life in jail.

Anthony Robert Harvey pleaded guilty to five counts of murder. He will spend the rest of his life in jail. Source: Supplied

A man who admitted using knives to murder his wife, three young children and mother-in-law has become the first person in Western Australia ordered by a judge to never be released from prison.

Mara Harvey, 47, was among the five bodies found dead at the Bedford home in Perth.
Mara Harvey, 47, was among the five bodies found dead at the Bedford home in Perth. Source: Facebook @Mara Quinn

Anthony Robert Harvey, 25, killed two-year-old twins Alice and Beatrix, three-year-old Charlotte and their mother Mara Lee Harvey, 41, at their Bedford home on September 3, 2018.

The coffin of Beverley Quinn during the funerals in WA last year.
The coffin of Beverley Quinn during the funerals in WA last year. Source: AAP

Grandmother Beverley Ann Quinn, 73, was murdered when she visited the next morning, the WA Supreme Court heard on Friday.

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