Boy Dead, Vic Police Shoot Father

[icyfroth]

Devastated friends have taken to social media to express their shock and sorrow after an 11-year-old boy was killed by his father at a cricket oval in Melbourne's southeast.

Luke Batty died from severe head injuries at the oval in Tyabb, near Hastings, after he was attacked following the local club's cricket training.

The year six Flinders Christian Community College pupil was treated at the scene but was unable to be revived.

The victim's 54-year-old father, from Chelsea Heights, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, after police say he came at officers with a knife after they were called to the scene in Tyabb, near Hastings, about 6.30pm (AEDT).

Commander Doug Fryer would not confirm if the father inflicted the boy's "quite brutal" injuries or exactly how the boy died, insisting that it was a matter for the coroner.

"I confirm that the male shot by police is father of the child who is deceased and we're not looking for anyone else," he said during a media briefing at the scene last night.

"I can confirm that the young boy has died of significant injuries. I'm not going to go into the detail of how they occurred or what they were," Fryer said on Thursday morning.

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WHAAAAT????!!!!

[azureline**]

The mother seems to have said quite a lot about this already and has a fairly clear reasoning about it. The father was mentally unstable according to her.

[freakiness]

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@joz*garage wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

They guy came at them with a knife, Joe. I believe they shoot to kill in life-threatening circumstances.

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a knife against a gun?! well, i still wouldve aimed for the leg or legs a few times if needed untill he falls

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If the bullet mised his legs it culd have hit some other kid or parent.

It's a wonder some other parent didn't attack him with a cricket bat.

[azureline**]

Police are taught that if they unholster their weapon, they better be prepared to use it and aim for the largest target.

[freakiness]

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

The mother saw justice delivered on the spot.  Real justice.  I'll bet it will console her far more than seeing the scum get even more attention followed by a handful of years and early parole

No the mother saw her son die, as did his siblings. Those siblings also saw their father shot. There is nothing in that to console anyone. We now have children that will never understand why their father killed their brother.....but they also have visions of their father being shot and then dying.

When my father died, I wanted justice. I did not want the same fate for the person responsible.

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What siblings?

[freakiness]

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@azureline** wrote:

Police are taught that if they unholster their weapon, they better be prepared to use it and aim for the largest target.

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Yes, I realize that.  I think it's better they hit the scum than risk hitting another if the bullet went between his legs.

[twinkles**stars]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

The mother saw justice delivered on the spot.  Real justice.  I'll bet it will console her far more than seeing the scum get even more attention followed by a handful of years and early parole

No the mother saw her son die, as did his siblings. Those siblings also saw their father shot. There is nothing in that to console anyone. We now have children that will never understand why their father killed their brother.....but they also have visions of their father being shot and then dying.

When my father died, I wanted justice. I did not want the same fate for the person responsible.

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What siblings?

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We were told his siblings were there. Maybe they weren't? I wasn't there, were you?

[purple_haize]

I just read the latest article on it............siblings were not mentioned. Other children that were at the cricket ground with their parents were mentioned, but no siblings of the boy involved.

Before you ask TS..........no, I was not there, I read it in the media.

[freakiness]

No, I read something about him being an only child.

[purple_haize]

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@freakiness wrote:

No, I read something about him being an only child.

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Yeah freaki, now you mention that, I read something similar, think it was this morning.

[i-need-a-martini]

I think the police had little choice but to shoot.

But from the sounds of things, the mother might have preferred answers. Her comment to the media today was "Ms Batty said there was no way to understand why he killed their son." From the sounds of things, the boy was the love of his life.

I should also point out that the man was mentally ill. So I'm not sure that the display of hate is appropriate. Unfortunately, people like that aren't often responsible for their actions.