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The grandmother of two young children murdered by their Australian father in Bali has shared a tearful tribute filmed inside the villa where they died.
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Maritime worker Damien John Shaw, 56, from Fremantle in Western Australia, smothered his son, Archie, 6, and daughter, Laura, 4, before killing himself at their villa near Kuta on Sunday.
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He killed them three days after his Indonesian wife, Tessa Yanuar, left to visit her mother Indria in Jakarta, about 1,200km away.
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Since then, Ms Yanuar's mother has remained by her side, travelling back to Bali to support her as she copes with her grief.
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Police have now allowed Ms Yanuar to return to the Legian rental where the family had lived since 2022, and the children's grandmother revealed the scene inside.
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'Grandma's love and affection for you both will never disappear, my angels in heaven.
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Grandma will always miss you both,' she wrote alongside a video of Archie and Laura.
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The clip, shared on social media, also showcased a lifetime of memories detailed in haunting photos of the children and keepsakes displayed throughout the villa.
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Love you, my angels from heaven,' Indria added to the caption.
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Damien John Shaw from Fremantle in Western Australia , smothered his son Archie and daughter Laura
After murdering his children Damien Shaw then took his own life
On Wednesday, police granted Ms Yanuar access to the Legian rental that the family had called home since 2022
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The video played a track, Tak Kan Hilang, by Indonesian singer Budi Doremi, a song about losing someone you love but never losing your feelings for them.
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It ended with a harrowing photo of the children's graves, marked by their names engraved into tiny white headstones.
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Several bunches of flowers and cards had been placed on the ground, along with a touching handwritten note from a school friend.
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'Archie and Laura, I didn't know that the time we played together would be the last time we played together.
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My mummy told me that you and Laura found a better playground,' the note read.
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'I wish you and Laura rest in peace.
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Hours after police launched a murder investigation on Sunday, Ms Yanuar and her mother returned to Bali to formally identify the bodies.
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The pair travelled together to Denpasar and have been staying at a hotel close to the villa, which was declared a crime scene.
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Despite the ongoing investigation, Ms Yanuar blocked any police autopsies on the Monday after their deaths and held the children's funerals the same day, police said.
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Despite the ongoing investigation into their deaths, Ms Yanuar objected to an autopsy and held their funerals later the same day, police said
Tessa Yanuar (left) has been supported by her mother Indria (centre)
Ms Yanuar had met Shaw on a beach while he was holidaying in Bali, and had been together for several years before Archie was born in 2019.
It was Ms Yanuar who raised the alarm while in Jakarta after checking the villa's CCTV remotely and heard her daughter crying and saying, 'Stop, Daddy.'
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The mother-of-two initially reported her concerns to the local neighbourhood head and the owner of the bungalow, who found the bodies after forcing their way into the villa.
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Police later examined the CCTV video from inside the villa and saw disturbing footage of Laura attempting to flee from her father.
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'At that time, the daughter was seen running away while being chased, repeatedly saying, 'I love you, Daddy.
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I love you, Daddy,' Senior Commissioner Simatupang said.
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'Perhaps she was frightened because she may have seen her older brother being harmed by his father earlier.'
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The police also revealed that after Shaw murdered his children, he then moved the cameras to face down before taking his own life.
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A friend from the close-knit expat community told the Daily Mail that while Shaw and his wife had a turbulent relationship, they never imagined he would hurt his children.
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Police later examined the CCTV footage from inside the villa and saw Laura attempting to flee her father, screaming: 'I love you daddy, I love you daddy'
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Ms Yanuar raised the alarm while in Jakarta after checking the villa's CCTV remotely
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'Tessa went away a lot and Damien stayed with the kids, that wasn't unusual and he complained about it, but it was never anything more than the way we all moaned about our relationships,' said the friend.
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'Me and the boys asked him before why don't you just take a step back and end things but he wanted to make it work for the kids.
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'Damien was wealthy too, he had land all over Bali.
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He had just finished renovations on his villa in Nusa Dua - he sent me photos of it about a month ago - and he just bought a house in Japan so he could snowboard with Archie.
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'Nothing he ever said or did would make you think he would kill his kids and nothing he was going through can justify it.
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They were beautiful kids, going to a good school too, I just don't understand it.'
Police said the couple had argued in 2022, following the birth of Laura, but Ms Yanuar told police she and her husband were 'getting along well' shortly before the tragedy.
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According to the wife's statement, they had not had any arguments recently and their relationship had been fine,' Bali Police's Senior Commissioner Simatupang said.
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'However, her husband was very emotional and had a high level of anxiety.'
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Senior Commissioner Simatupang said the wife confirmed Shaw had experienced suicidal thoughts but 'had never been evaluated or treated by a psychiatrist'.
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