Father-of-four, 38, shot dead in Australia as his fiancée's own FATHER is charged with his murder

Luke Simon, 57, was arrested at the scene and charged with Damien's murder Damien Conlon was shot dead on 9 February in Oberon, New South Wales A mother-of-four has revealed her heartache after her own father was charged with the murder of her fiancé. Linda Simon's partner Damien Conlon, 38, was shot dead in Oberon in New South Wales, Australia, on 9 February while the family was on holiday. Linda's father Luke Simon has been charged with Damien's murder Linda, who now refuses to speak her father's name, told the Irish Mirror: 'We have two little boys, the older one still walks around the house looking for him.' Linda revealed her youngest child Elias walks around the house looking for his father after Damien's death Damien moved to Australia from Co. Sligo in Ireland in 2011 and is a carpenter by trade Damien and Linda met in 2019 via a dating website and, according to the mother-of-four, sparks flew immediately Damien was a stepfather to Linda's two eldest sons and shared two younger sons with Linda She claimed Damien's injuries from the shooting were so catastrophic, they were unable to have an open casket at the funeral and she could not fly his body back to Ireland in its condition to be buried.