Police seek link in Sydney ensuite death

Mystery surrounds the link between a wealthy Sydney family and a man who was shot dead in their home, apparently by his own hand.

Police were no longer treating the death of the man, aged in his 30s, as suspicious following an autopsy and forensic examination on Thursday.

They had identified the man but did not release his name or any details about him and his relationship to the Ghalloub family. Tony and Veronica Ghalloub were at home with their two children when the shooting occurred in an ensuite bathroom of their house in Winbourne Street, West Ryde, in Sydney’s northwest, about 8.45pm (AEDT) on Wednesday.

Police found the man dead in the ensuite and seized a .22 calibre shortened firearm.

Superintendent Peter Marcon told reporters on Thursday the man arrived at the home about 30 minutes before the shooting.

He said there was no evidence of any physical altercation and no suggestion that the incident was related to any organised criminal enterprise.

News Ltd has reported that Mr Ghalloub was an investment adviser who dealt almost exclusively with the Lebanese community.

Friends told the Daily Telegraph online that he had made a lot of money and owned extensive property.

Supt Marcon also ruled out “drugs or bikie involvement, or any of the other things that seem to be very topical at the moment”. The two children, their parents and neighbours have all been interviewed as investigators try to determine what happened.

A neighbour said the Ghalloub family moved in about 12 years ago and had a son, aged about 11, and a daughter, about seven.

“They’re absolutely lovely people with two beautiful children and they’re a very caring couple,” Pamela Hinchliffe told AAP.

Ms Hinchliffe, who has lived in the street for 52 years, said there had never been any trouble there and the Ghalloubs chose the area for its serenity.

“It’s all very quiet. That’s one of the reasons Veronica and Tony wanted to move, because they just loved it. We all seem to get on well.”

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