Parents of shot man say hugs help pain

Bryan and Jo Guy say their pregnant daughter-in-law Kylee is distraught about the killing of her husband. Photo / Mark Mitchell

The 2-year-old son of murdered farmer Scott Guy wants to go out on the farm with his dad.

"You just can't explain it [to a 2-year-old]," said Scott's father, Bryan. "He sees pictures of his dad and he sees his boots and wants to go out on the farm."

Mr Guy and his wife Jo spoke yesterday about the loss of their 31-year-old son, who was shot dead in Feilding on Thursday.

Mrs Guy broke down in tears as she described the family's pain.

"It feels like somebody's put their hand in and just pulled a piece out."

Mr Guy described the murder as bizarre.

"We've got no idea what happened or why, we can't understand it. Who would do such a thing? Whoever thought we would be sitting in front of cameras like this? At a time like this."

He said his son's wife, Kylee, who was staying with the couple, had not been sleeping but could not take sleeping pills as she is pregnant. "She's absolutely distraught, trying to work out in her mind why and what happened and who would do such a thing."

He said his son, and son-in-law Ewan MacDonald, who worked on the farm together, had "so many goals and plans to fulfil".

Bryan Guy said one of the things that had been getting the family through the tough time had been hugging. "Boy have we had a lot of hugs lately. You've got to go home and hug your kids, and hug your husband, your wife or your girlfriend. It's all about hugs this week I can tell you."

Their son's body was to be released yesterday and they were planning a funeral for Friday.

Inspector Sue Schwalger revealed yesterday that Mr Guy was killed by a shotgun and police were looking for the weapon.

The type and style was unknown. She would not say how many times he was shot and what part of his body but it is understood he suffered point blank wounds.

Ms Schwalger said the scene examination over the past few days had given police a clearer idea of what happened.

Mr Guy got out of bed early at his Aorangi Rd home. He got dressed, hopped into his ute and drove to the end of the driveway.

For reasons she wouldn't reveal, he stopped the vehicle and walked to the front of it. It was there he was shot and killed.

"I would like to hear from members of the community to think back to Thursday morning," Ms Schwalger said.

"Who was not in their bed? Who was missing? Who may have come home in an agitated or an uncharacteristic manner? Who's been acting out of character recently?"

When asked if Mr Guy had any enemies, Ms Schwalger said: "Police are looking into the family's background, Scott's background. We are yet to establish any reason for the killing."

Police were also yet to establish whether there were any links between the killing and an unsolved arson at the property two years ago.

She would not comment on whether anything was left behind at the scene, such as shotgun cartridges.

The scene examination was in its "final part", but police were still "reconstructing things".