A public inquiry will be held into a murder-suicide involving an Edmonton man who killed his disabled son last year.

The father was reportedly upset over plans to move his 11-year-old autistic son to another group home.

The bodies of the 39-year-old man and his son were discovered in the family's northeast Edmonton home last Sept. 27. Their names were not released by police to protect the privacy of the family.

The boy's mother told CBC last October that the child's father was upset about a plan to move the youngster to another group home. She said the couple could not understand the move, and believed it was being done in to save money.

Shortly after the murder-suicide became public, Alberta Children and Youth Services Minister Janis Tarchuk revealed $450,000 was spent over three years helping the family.

Justice Minister Alison Redford announced Tuesday she has accepted a recommendation to hold a public fatality inquiry into the events.

NDP MLA Rachel Notley is pleased with the decision, adding she hopes it will help improve the system.

"I suspect knowing what I do of the system that we'll end up hearing about how fragmented it is," said Notley. "And how many different players were involved in providing that, and what a challenge it is to navigate that system."

An official with Alberta justice says it is difficult to predict when the inquiry will be scheduled because there is much preliminary work to be done.