Rampant Abuse and Murders of Children

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Kelleen Benway is taken into custody after confusion over the mass shooting at her home in Oxford, Massachusetts. She was later released
SHE WAS NOT IN CUSTODY! BAD REPORTING. SHE WAS BRIEFLY RESTRAINED THEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.





Daryl Benway (center) his wife Kelleen, (right), daughter Nickole (left) daughter Abigail (bottom left), son Owen (center), and granddaughter Arianna (bottom right)





Abigail , deceased

BostonGlobe
OXFORD – An Oxford man shot his two young children and then turned his gun on himself Saturday night, killing his 7-year-old daughter and leaving his 9-year-old son in very serious condition with a gunshot wound to the head, according to Worcester County District Attorney.

Daryl Benway, 41, and his daughter Abigail were found dead in the master bedroom of Benway’s 128 Main St. residence by authorities around 5 p.m., said Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

Owen, Benway’s 9-year-old son, was found in the kitchen and transported to UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center in Worcester in very serious condition, Early said.

Kelleen Benway, Daryl’s wife, came home after the shooting, saw the cruisers and television crews, and was directed to the hospital, where she was informed of the incident. Benway and Kelleen had been separated for three to four weeks, but were still married, Early said.

The incident is under investigation by Oxford police, the State Police assigned to the Worcester DA’s office, and the State Police crime scene unit, according to Early.



Boston Herald
OXFORD — This sleepy central Massachusetts town, stunned and mystified by the news that a well-known father shot his two children and turned his gun on himself Saturday, was struggling to come to grips with the tragedy yesterday.

“Those kids were his world,” said Joshua Rudik, a friend, said about alleged shooter Daryl Benway, 41. “This was a loving, caring family, and we need to wait until all the facts come out. No one knows what really happened yet.”

Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said Benway shot his daughter Abigail, 7, and son Owen, 9, on Saturday afternoon. Abigail died from her gunshot wound. Owen, shot in the head, survived and was listed in serious condition at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center. Benway fatally shot himself, authorities said.

The Benways’ Main Street home was shuttered yesterday. Family members had posted signs asking reporters to stay away and respect their privacy. Throughout the overcast and somber day, tearful mourners came by to drop off flowers and candles.

“I never, ever, ever thought he could have done something like this,” said an Oxford woman who said she went to high school with Benway. “He was always really friendly and had lots of friends. I just talked to him a few months ago.”

Authorities say Benway and his wife, Kelleen, were in the process of separating. The couple and their children had lived in Benway’s childhood home, which they shared with Benway’s 80-year-old mother and brother.

Efforts to reach Kelleen Benway — who was believed to be at her hospitalized young son’s side — and her family members for comment were unsuccessful yesterday.