Ron Train,the father of the men who killed two police officers in outback Queensland,breaks his silence in an exclusive interview.Credit:A Current Affair
Constable Matthew Arnold,26,Constable Rachel McCrow,29 and 58-year-old local man Alan Dare were shot dead at a Wieambilla property on Monday afternoon.
After a six-hour siege,Gareth Train,47,his wife Stacey Train,45,and former Walgett school principal Nathaniel Train,46,were killed by police.
Ron Train said he first suspected his sons might have been involved after watching the news on Monday night,but had no idea what happened until there was a knock on the door the next morning.
“I just could not understand how something like this could have occurred with two children who had been raised by my late wife Gwen and myself with certain beliefs,Christian beliefs,” he said.
Nathaniel Train pictured with Stacey Train,who later married his brother Gareth.Credit:A Current Affair
The boys went down a “dark track” and Train believes it started when Nathaniel experienced a breakdown,he said in the exclusive interview.
The pastor described Gareth as a “very volatile,very controlling” man who was obsessed with weapons.