John and Rainee Abberfield found dead inside East Tamworth home

Lisa Abberfield said her parents John and Rainee Abberfield did everything to provide for her and her brother.

The family is devastated after the couple were discovered dead inside their Bailey Ave home on Sunday night.

“My parents will be insanely missed,” Lisa said. “I loved them.

“My parents worked really hard to make sure we had the best lives.”

Friends and family rallied behind the children on Monday.

“It has been a really hard day for me, my brother and both sides of my family,” Miss Abberfield said.

“I appreciate all the love everyone has sent me though, it honestly means so much.”

It was family that raised the alarm on Sunday when they couldn’t contact Rainee, aged 51, and John, aged 67.

Officers made the horrific discovery after forcing their way into the home. Now police are probing the possibility of a murder-suicide.

“It is too early to say whether that is the case at the stage there are no other persons of interest that we are seeking,” Oxley Chief Inspector Phil O’Reilly said on Monday afternoon.

“A firearm was located at the premises.”

That firearm was seized by police and will now undergo specialist forensic examinations and ballistic testing.

The tragedy has rocked the quiet cul-de-sac off Chelmsford St.

Neighbours were shocked when the police tape was erected around the brick home on Sunday night which was crawling with police.

“I’m in absolute shock, I just can’t believe it,” one neighbour, who did not want to be named, said.

“You just can’t, you just never think that would happen next door.”

Another said they used to see Mr Abberfield walking often and he would say “hi” or wave as he went past.

Neighbours said Mr Abberfield was often pottering around in the yard, tending to the garden, walking or even washing his car, and was friendly to everyone.

As news of the tragedy spread, friends remembered the “beautiful lady” and the “friendly couple”.

The family had lived in the home for a number of years, and had been married for more than two decades.

Chief Inspector O’Reilly confirmed police were called to the East Tamworth home on Sunday afternoon but everything appeared normal and officers left, only to return later that evening after further concerns for welfare.