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The family of a child and grandmother killed when a landslide hit a house in PΔpΔmoa say they're "absolutely devastated" by the loss of a "treasured son" and his "beloved Nai Nai".
Two bodies were recovered by police at the home on Welcome Bay Rd on Thursday.
On Tuesday, police named the pair as 10-year-old Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang.
Their deaths have been referred to the Coroner.
In a statement Austen's parents, Keith and Angel, said he was the "much-loved" only child of the couple, and Fang's only
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