Man charged after two people found dead in WA home

Police have charged a man with two counts of murder after two elderly people were found dead inside a home in Western Australia's south-west.

Emergency crews were called to the property on Berkshire Street in Capel, about 200km south of Perth, after the bodies of Colin and Bernice Dent, 75 and 74, were discovered on Friday.

A 47-year-old man was found injured nearby and he was taken to Bunbury Hospital for treatment.

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Capel Shire workers were offered counselling last week after the sudden death of Mr Dent, a former employee of about 20 years.

"He worked for the Capel Shire for a long time," council president Michael Southwell said.

"He and his wife were well known, popular, in various groups of the community."