Sounds very fishy to me. There is a naughty story/rumor of something happening in Australia recently by one of the rags. I wish I had a link but I can't remember where I saw it early this morning.
I am pleased that he will be ok.
I got the impression LE was hinting at a suicide-murder. This young woman appears to have a close friend. This is what LE said at the PC. The officer,Don Aaron, speaking at the PC said they were not ruling anything out.