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Robert Farquharson is a father of three who was murdered his three sons on September 4, 2005. He deliberately drove his car, a white 1989 VN Commodore, into a farm dam with his three sons in it, crashing and eventually sinking into a nearby pond. The three sons eventually drowned to death.
He was later arrested and found guilty of the murders in 2007. He was ultimately sentenced to life imprisonment with a 33 year minimum on October 15, 2010.
Early life
Victims
- Jai Farquharson (age 10)
- Tyler Farquharson (age 7)
- Bailey Farquharson (age 2)
Trivia
- He is the subject of the 2014 book, House of Grief, by Helen Garner, in which the work is based off of the murders of Farquharson's three children.
- He was additionally convicted in 2000 for molesting a little girl 13 years of age that was his neighbor.
Gallery
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Jai, Bailey and Tyler Farquharson
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Headstone for the Farquharson boys. Note Robert's name has been vandalized.
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Farquharson's car retrieved from the dam.
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A remembrance tribute for Jai, Bailey and Tyler.
