The daughter of a gunman who murdered two women in one of Western Australia's most horrific cases of family violence has delivered a powerful apology at the inquest into their deaths, condemning him as a "powerful, privileged entitled man" intent on control and revenge.
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Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, 18, were killed by Mark Bombara as he stormed their home in the Perth suburb of Floreat in May 2024, in pursuit of his estranged wife, Rowena.
His daughter Ariel told the inquest her father was a "devious, ruthless manipulator" who when he could not find his wife, decided murdering her best friend "would be the next best punishment".
"I am so sorry that some feel the need to excuse his behaviour as medical or mental health issues, as opposed to acknowledging that these were planned choices he made to murder," Ariel Bombara told the court.
"Killing her [Rowena Bombara] was the only thing that would have truly satisfied him.
"Make no mistake; he viewed her as his property and, [medical] strokes or not, in my opinion, he never would've let mum leave him without a death penalty."
Ms Bombara addressed Liesl Petelczyc, Jennifer's daughter and Gretl's sister, who was sitting in the public gallery.
