The three grown children of a Woodside man charged with murdering his wife for insurance money believe she survived for some period of time after he “willfully and maliciously” shot her twice in the head, according to a wrongful death suit filed on their behalf.

The suit filed April 11 in San Mateo County Superior Court against Pooroushasb “Peter” Parineh, came just shy of the anniversary of the April 13, 2010 death of his wife, Parima. The children — sons Austiag Hormoz Parineh and Khashayar Parineh and daughter Austiaj Parineh — are seeking damages for their mother’s death, her property which they say was destroyed and funeral expenses. The suit also requests punitive damages to punish Parineh and argue they’ve been damaged by the death through the loss of their mother’s love and comfort.

The Parineh children’s attorneys said they do not comment on pending litigation.

Parineh, 66, is set to stand trial Oct. 1 and potentially faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder and the special allegation of murder for financial gain. He has pleaded not guilty and a decision on the death penalty has yet to be made, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Parima Parineh, 56, was shot twice in the head in the bedroom of the couple’s multi-million dollar home on Fox Hill Road in Woodside. At a preliminary hearing last fall, the prosecution argued Parineh stood to benefit from a $31 million life insurance policy and, outside court, said he also had a longtime mistress.

Parineh allegedly gave authorities differing stories; once, he said he found his wife dead and another time, that he found her wounded and finished the job at her request. Criminalists said none of the four shots could have been self-inflicted. The gun was the only weapon of Parineh’s not confiscated earlier by law enforcement after his wife allegedly tried to commit suicide.

At the time of his wife’s death, Parineh was $13 million to $14 million in debt and his life of foreclosures included the Fox Hill home and several properties scattered throughout the state, including Byron, Hayward, Sunnyvale and Dixon. His wife had a number of life insurance policies totaling $31 million but they had a lien against them and were about to end without payment.

Authorities arrested Parineh June 17, 2010 in Sunnyvale and he has been held since without bail.

Shortly after Parineh’s arrest, the District Attorney’s Office said the children were not being cooperative with the investigation but later said they provided statements. According to the civil suit, the children believe Parineh shot their mother, that she “survived the attack for some period of time before dying as a result” and that his purpose was to benefit financially from certain life insurance payouts.

Parima Parineh was raised in Tehran, Iran and moved to the United States when she was 22. She was an artist working in multiple media.

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