Jennifer Carrig’s teenage son, whose body was found in a separate bedroom from her daughter Ella, was a troubled young man whose opinions clashed with those of his schoolmates.
A family friend exclusively revealed to Daily Mail Australia that the “absolutely lovely” Jennifer had issues with her outgoing son Chris, now 19.
An old friend of Ms Carrig said: “You couldn’t meet a lovelier person than Jennifer,” who also has another son now in his 40s from a schoolgirl romance.
Chris Carrig attended Epping High School until 2022. In 2018, the young teenager was obsessed with Game of Thrones, but since leaving school he has formed a group of friends with right-wing views.
Mr Carrig was arrested and charged with multiple offences a week before Jennifer and her disabled younger sister Ella are believed to have died inside the Carrig family’s large home.
Jennifer Carrig, 53, and Ella, 13, were found dead in two separate rooms of their home on Menzies Rd in Marsfield, in Sydney’s northwest, last Thursday.
Chris Carrig, along with Taylor Bayly, 20, appear to have been living at the Menzies Road home when they were both arrested shortly after 6am on July 2 by officers from the Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command.
Chris Carrig (circled) with his mother Jennifer and younger sister Ella, was arrested along with his friend, Taylor Bayly, 20, at the home a week before Jennifer and Ella’s bodies were found at the Marsfield home.
They were taken to separate police stations to be charged with offences relating to spray-painting “far-right ideology” on a statue at Macquarie University in February.
Mr Carrig was also charged with offences dating back to May at a Woolworths in Sydney’s north-west, while police have issued a battery order against him on behalf of another man.
Chris Carrig had already been banned from Woolworths when he allegedly trespassed on the premises on the evening of May 25, and is alleged to have harassed or intimidated the man.
Police allege Carrig and Taylor Bayly painted their faces black and then entered Macquarie Park, which has around 130 statues, inside Macquarie University, at around 12.17am on February 25.
Court documents allege they used a spray can to mark objects on campus with the Nazi swastika symbol and the label of the National Socialist Network, an Australian neo-Nazi political organization.
The pair were charged with wilfully or recklessly destroying or damaging property, blackening or disguising the face with intent to commit an indictable offence, possessing graffiti making instruments and unlawfully entering enclosed land.
Marsfield’s home had bottles stacked outside and several security signs about a dog and cameras, though it is believed only cats lived there and no exterior cameras were visible.
An old friend said of Jennifer Carrig: “You couldn’t meet a more lovely person,” but remembered her teenage son Chris as “troubled.”
They were released on bail and are due to appear in different courts this month and next.
Just eight days after their arrests, the tragic discovery of the bodies of Jennifer and Ella Carrig occurred.
The home has several signs warning about security cameras and “beware of dog,” though no actual exterior cameras are visible on the property and it appears two cats, rather than a dog, lived there.
Buckets full of bottles lie outside the front wall of the house, and clothes are piled against the windows.
On the window of an upstairs bedroom there appears to be a word written in blue paint in graffiti-style script on the inside, with paint drips from the letters clearly visible.
Jennifer Carrig (pictured left) and her daughter Ella (pictured right) were found dead inside their home last Thursday.
The house where the bodies were found (pictured) was raided by police a week earlier in connection with alleged extremist vandalism.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Christopher Carrig had any involvement in the deaths of his mother Jennifer or sister Ella.
NSW Police have launched a major investigation into the deaths of Ms Carrig and Ella, which is ongoing.
Police initially said the deaths of the two were not being treated as suspicious.
Sources have since revealed that detectives are also investigating whether the deaths may have been the result of a murder-suicide.
It remains unclear how the couple died as neither Mr Carrig nor his daughter had any obvious injuries.
“The victims did not have gunshot or stab wounds,” a police spokesman said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted New South Wales Police for comment.
The tragedy has sparked an outpouring of tributes to the couple, who had lived in the house for several years.
New South Wales Police initially said the deaths of the mother and daughter were not being treated as suspicious, but are now reportedly investigating a murder-suicide theory.
Mother-of-three Jennifer Carrig (pictured) was described by her friend as the “best mum”.
Mrs Carrig has been remembered as the “best mum” to her family, including her daughter Ella, who was disabled and required full-time care.
“She was the best, so caring and considerate,” said Ms Carrig’s best friend, Samantha Thomas-Barber. Daily Telegraph.
‘A true treasure and warrior… she was the best mother to her family.’
Neighbours on the quiet suburban street were “absolutely shocked”.
Many said that They didn’t hear or see anything out of the ordinary Thursday morning until they saw emergency vehicles on their street.
One described the mother of three as “very friendly and kind.”
She told Daily Mail Australia that Ella had a disability and that her mother had recently completed renovations to the house.
Another neighbor said Jennifer used to babysit him and that he had known her all his life.
“It’s sad,” he said.
A family friend added: “I can’t believe this happened.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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