A gunman who violently murdered two girls whereas attempting to find his estranged spouse was a devious, ruthless manipulator, his daughter has informed an inquest.
Mark James Bombara, 63, shot useless Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter, 18-year-old Gretl, at their Perth residence on Could 24, 2024, earlier than killing himself.
An inquest has heard Bombara had been looking for his estranged spouse Rowena, after they separated a month earlier, however she wasn’t on the residence.
Bombara’s daughter Ariel says the ‘absolute terror and concern’ the Petelczycs possible skilled ought to ‘devastate’ the neighborhood.
‘I hope our collective rage at what my father did to them is the wake-up name we have to spark actual change, as these unprecedented charges of household and home violence can’t proceed,’ she informed the WA Coroners Courtroom on Friday.
She mentioned her father was not ‘the light, unhappy previous man’ and a sufferer of poor well being, as he ‘conned many into believing’.
‘He was a devious, ruthless manipulator who felt so entitled to my mum’s vitality and enduring unpaid labour,’ she mentioned.
‘The punishment for her leaving his abuse could possibly be nothing apart from her homicide.’
Ariel Bombara, daughter of Mark James Bombara, has spoken about her father at an inquest at WA Coroners Courtroom this week
Mark Bombara, 63, shot useless Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter, 18-year-old Gretl, at their Perth residence on Could 24, 2024, earlier than killing himself
Ariel described her father as a ‘devious, ruthless manipulator’
When Bombara realised Rowena wasn’t at her greatest buddy Jennifer’s residence, he murdered two girls as ‘the following greatest punishment’.
‘I might by no means have predicted that he would not do his due diligence in confirming mum’s location earlier than making an attempt her homicide,’ she mentioned.
Ariel apologised to Jennifer’s surviving daughter, Liesl.
‘I’m so deeply, actually sorry for what my father has finished to you,’ she mentioned.
Ariel was vital of police for permitting Bombara to retain 13 firearms regardless of a number of warnings about his psychological state and potential for violence.
‘For the remainder of my life I’ll really feel like I pulled the pin on the grenade that landed on another person’s household,’ she mentioned.
She additionally apologised to her mom, Rowena, for not ‘having the ability to save her from this grief’ after she heard Bombara homicide the Petelczycs by way of a phone name.
‘Her scream after listening to these pictures, and her wails… will hang-out me for the remainder of my life,’ she mentioned.
Pictured, Gretl Petelczyc after passing her driving take a look at
When Bombara realised his estranged spouse Rowena wasn’t on the residence of greatest buddy Jennifer (pictured), he murdered the 2 girls as ‘the following greatest punishment’, an inquest heard
The inquest has heard Bombara was married to Rowena for 35 years and he grew to become fixated on her after the break up.
His murderous rampage on the Petelczycs’ residence was recorded in eight Triple Zero calls and CCTV footage.
Appearing State Coroner Sarah Linton will hand down her findings on a date to be fastened.
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