Police suspect murder-suicide after ‘tragic’ discovery of man and two-year-old’s bodies in Lismore home

Police say the boy's mother raised concerns after the father failed to hand over the child after an access visit

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A crime scene has been established after the bodies of a man and his two-year-old son were found in a home on the New South Wales far north coast overnight, in what police believe was a murder-suicide.

Police said officers attended a unit in East Lismore about 9.45pm on Sunday due to concerns for the welfare of a man and his son.

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