'Hold family close': Fundraiser shares details after double murder-suicide

NZ Herald3 Aug, 2026 05:27 AM3 mins to readNZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Monday, August 3, 2026.

NZ First announces new childbirth funding policy. Act announces new classroom controlling policy. Video / NZ HeraldA fundraiser has revealed new details about the young mother who was found dead in the sea off South Australia last week in a suspected double-murder suicide.

South Australian police found the body of Helena Wright, 36, and her 23-month-old daughter in the water at Cape Northumberland, 6km west of

'Hold family close': Fundraiser shares details after double murder-suicide

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