By Lucy Thackray A family photo of Rin (back left) and Anthony Maslin (back right) with their children, (left to right) Otis, Evie and Mo. The children were tragically killed when MH17 was shot down The father of three Australian children killed on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has taken indefinite leave from his job as head of Buxton Resources. A brief statement from the Perth-based mining company on Monday said Anthony Maslin was taking personal leave from his job as managing director. Mr Maslin and his wife Rin returned to Perth at the weekend from Amsterdam, where they had farewelled their three children on the ill-fated flight last Thursday.
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Anthony Maslin will take indefinite leave from his job at Buxton Resources
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The father lost his children and their grandfather in MH17 crash on Friday
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Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin were to travelling to Perth for new school term
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They were accompanied by their grandfather, Nick Norris
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The devastated parents attended a tribute to their children on Sunday
A tribute to the @placeholder children, held after a footy game was played by Mo's club team on Sunday