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9 News
29-07-2025
- 9 News
'Put our mind to rest': WA family plead for information after grandfather's mystery death
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here The homicide squad is investigating a mystery in a Bedfordale car park, in Perth 's southern suburbs. The family of 53-year-old grandfather Elmars Kalejs have spoken out and are desperate for answers after he suffered serious head injuries that months later claimed his life. Some of Kalejs final moments of normality were caught on CCTV, but what happened to him just hours later remains a mystery. WA's homicide squad are investigating the mystery surrounding a 53-year-old grandfather's death after he was discovered in a Bedfordale car park, in Perth southern suburbs. (9News) The 53-year-old had been sleeping in his car at the Settlers Common Environmental Centre in Bedfordale. On April 18 about 12.30pm he was found lying injured next to his silver Holden Commodore. He was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with bleeding on the brain, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. He stayed there for more than 60 days, dying from his injuries on June 24. He was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital on April 18 with bleeding on the brain, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. He died in June. (9News) "He was able to start talking again, and then, unfortunately, he went downhill and we lost him," daughter Courtney Mallard said. "We just want to know what happened, and put our mind to rest." Police are also putting out the call for more information. "Elmars wasn't in the state where he could tell us what happened, hence why we're still here now trying to figure that out," Detective Senior Sergeant Jarrod Manson said. The homicide squad has been called in, trying to piece together the 24 hours before the grandfather was discovered. Daughter Courtney Mallard said the family just want to know what happened so they can have closure (9News) CCTV from a Maddington shopping centre showed the clothes he was wearing. "We're still unsure of how these injuries have occurred. It may be from a vehicle and it may be from an assault, and that's what we're here trying to figure out," Manson said. Flyers of information will be put into food hampers and handed out to homeless people in the area in the hopes someone knows something. A mobile police unit has also set up at the old Armadale courthouse until tomorrow. WA Police are also putting out the call for more information. (9News) "Please just help if if you know anything," Mallard said. "It's OK, we forgive anyone who's done it, please just come forward. We just need closure as a family." Anyone with further information has been urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Western Australia Perth police WA police CONTACT US Auto news: Why Australians are still driving around without insurance.
News.com.au
29-07-2025
- News.com.au
Homicide investigation launched after Elmar Kalejs, found with serious head injuries in carpark in Bedfordale, near Perth, dies in hospital
Police have issued a renewed appeal for information after a man found with serious injuries in a carpark in Perth's southeast died in hospital just a few months later. Elmars Kalejs, 53, was found by a member of the public in the carpark adjacent to the Settlers' Common Environmental Centre in Bedfordale about 12.30pm on April 18. He was lying unconscious near the driver's side door of his silver Holden Commodore sedan, with clear and significant head injuries. Mr Kalejs was transported to hospital in a serious condition with head injuries and broken ribs. He died two months later in hospital. Homicide detectives have now launched a renewed investigation into the incident, specifically seeking any information over the 24 hours from midday April 17 to the same time on April 18. CCTV released by police captures Mr Kalejs walking through a shopping centre car park on April 18, dressed in a blue and black chequered shirt and black hat, carrying a black backpack. Detective Senior Sergeant Jarrod Manson said even the smallest piece of information could hold the key to providing some answers for Mr Kalejs' family. 'Somebody out there may know what happened, and exactly how Mr Kalejs sustained these injuries. We want to find that explanation and we believe that's possible with the help of the community,' Senior Sergeant Manson, from the state's Homicide Squad, said on Tuesday. Senior Sergeant Manson told the ABC police still did not know how Mr Kalejs sustained his injuries but assured there was no evidence to suggest any risk to the public. 'We understand (Mr Kalejs) was sleeping in his car at this location and there's been no other incidents that we're aware of, where someone's been injured in such a manner,' he said. Courtney Mallard, Mr Kalejs' daughter, said her family were desperate for answers. She added it had been a hard few months due to the 53-year-old not being able to meet his third and final grandson, describing Mr Kalejs as a 'loving, gentle man' who 'lived off the land'. 'Please just help, if you know anything it's OK, we forgive anyone who's done it. Just please come forward,' she told the ABC. 'We just need closure as a family.'
ABC News
29-07-2025
- ABC News
Police investigate death of Elmars Kalejs after he was found injured beside car in Bedfordale
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains an image of a person who has died, used with the permission of their family. Detectives are investigating the suspected homicide of a man who died in a Perth hospital, two months after he was found lying next to his car with serious injuries in Perth's south-east on Good Friday. Elmars Kalejs, 53, was found by a passer-by on April 18, sprawled unconscious next to the driver's side door of his silver Holden Commodore sedan in a car park near the Settlers' Common Environmental Centre in Bedfordale. Emergency services attended the scene and took him to Royal Perth Hospital with head injuries and broken ribs. Mr Kalejs died two months later. Homicide Squad Detective Senior Sergeant Jarrod Manson said officers still did not know how Mr Kalejs sustained his injuries. "It may be from a vehicle and it may be from an assault and that's what we're here trying to figure out," he said. Senior Sergeant Manson said police were looking for anyone who saw him in the 24-hour period before he was located. "It's Good Friday, so there would have been people travelling towards Albany, or down towards the south-west, so they've got dash cam [footage] heading along Albany Highway that can assist our inquiry," he said. "Somebody out there may know what happened and exactly how Mr Kalejs sustained these injuries." Senior Sergeant Manson said there was no evidence to suggest any further risk to the public and described the incident as "rare". "We understand [he] was sleeping in his car at this location and there's been no other incidents that we're aware of, where someone's been injured in such a manner," he said. Mr Kalejs' daughter, Courtney Mallard, said her family wanted to know what happened so they could have closure. "Please just help, if you know anything it's OK, we forgive anyone who's done it. Just please come forward," she said. "We just need closure as a family." Ms Mallard said her father was a loving, gentle man who "lived off the land." "It's been pretty hard these last few months, as Elmars didn't get to meet his final, third grandson," she said. Homicide Squad officers will be located at a mobile police facility in the Armadale CBD this week to speak to members of the public. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
