Wife of Welsh dad in fatal shooting with their children at Florida home

The wife of a man from Wales shot dead their two children before taking her own life, according to police in the United States.

The bodies of Monika Rubacha, 44, 14-year-old Josh James and 11-year-old Emma James were found at their home in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, last month.

Officers from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office made the discovery after Richard James, originally from Wales, became concerned. He was away working in South America at the time.

He is understood to be the brother of the Welsh radio DJ and Sky Sports darts reporter Polly James, from Cardiff.

A police spokesperson said: "Based on the investigation, detectives determined that the two juvenile victims were killed by their mother in separate rooms of the home before she took her own life.

"At this time, there is no evidence to indicate that any other individuals were involved."

James and his family lived on the west coast of Florida, about 50 miles (80km) south of Tampa.

Following the discovery on 26 February, Randy Warren, from the sheriff's office, told a press conference: "This is a horrible, horrible thing for the deputy staff to witness and even worse for this father and the husband, who was on his way back from South America."

Warren said there was "nothing" that would have "indicated this would have happened".