A community appeal has been launched to assist the Parkes police officer who survived an alleged axe attack by her 69-year-old father in Cowra on Monday.
The 31 year-old policewoman’s two children and mother were tragically killed in a crime that has stunned Australia.
Her father has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
The senior constable’s colleagues and friends in conjunction with the NSW Police Force and Police Association of NSW are conducting the appeal.
The community is invited to make donations at any Westpac Bank branch or via the Internet where a special account has been established.
Donations to the Westpac Bank Parkes branch should include the BSB number 032-834, account number 159970
All donations will be forwarded to the policewoman.
The appeal has the support of the NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione and Mr Bob Pritchard (President of the Police Association of NSW).
Meanwhile, the policewoman is recovering from her head injuries after undergoing surgery on Tuesday at Penrith’s Nepean Hospital.
A hospital spokesperson described her medical condition yesterday as ‘stable.’
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Young girl drowned
Police sources have confirmed that the policewoman's daughter was drowned in a bath and not killed by an axe.
A post mortem examination also found that the girl's 52-year-old grandmother died from axe wounds after the attack in Cowra.
An examination was also being conducted on the girl's brother yesterday.
The bodies of the three victims were found in separate rooms in the Cowra house and were formally identified by the father of the two children.
The 69-year-old grandfather of the children is being held at Junee prison in the Snowy Mountains in a special holding cell by himself under 24-hour watch, and is receiving treatment for dementia, they said.
His next appearance at Wagga Local Court is on Monday.
Responding to reports, police said there was nothing to suggest he was being treated for a brain tumour.