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| Mother arrested and in hospital after two children found dead in Blue Mountains home | Mother arrested and in hospital after two children found dead in Blue Mountains home |
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| Bodies of two boys – aged nine and 11 – discovered inside Faulconbridge home by their father, with 42-year-old mother under police guard | Bodies of two boys – aged nine and 11 – discovered inside Faulconbridge home by their father, with 42-year-old mother under police guard |
| Two children have been found dead in a Blue Mountains home by their father with the boys’ mother in hospital under police guard. | Two children have been found dead in a Blue Mountains home by their father with the boys’ mother in hospital under police guard. |
| New South Wales police said officers were called to the home in Faulconbridge at about midday on Tuesday over welfare concerns for a woman and two children. | New South Wales police said officers were called to the home in Faulconbridge at about midday on Tuesday over welfare concerns for a woman and two children. |
| The bodies of the boys, aged nine and 11, were discovered inside the home by their father – who didn’t live at the residence – who then contacted police, Supt John Nelson said. | |
| Police said their 42-year-old mother had self-inflicted injuries and was taken to Westmead hospital in Sydney under police guard. She was in a stable condition and had been arrested, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, told reporters. | Police said their 42-year-old mother had self-inflicted injuries and was taken to Westmead hospital in Sydney under police guard. She was in a stable condition and had been arrested, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, told reporters. |
| Nelson, the commander of the Blue Mountains police area, said officers had found a “tragic scene” and all avenues were open to investigation. | Nelson, the commander of the Blue Mountains police area, said officers had found a “tragic scene” and all avenues were open to investigation. |
| Webb, speaking in the Blue Mountains, said NSW police had dealt with a number of “awful and tragic matters” in recent weeks. | Webb, speaking in the Blue Mountains, said NSW police had dealt with a number of “awful and tragic matters” in recent weeks. |
| “So it’s important that I’m here to support the officers,” she said. | “So it’s important that I’m here to support the officers,” she said. |
| “The older and more experienced you get in this job … things like this still cut to the core. What is not lost on me is that we’ve got officers here [with] children this age.” | “The older and more experienced you get in this job … things like this still cut to the core. What is not lost on me is that we’ve got officers here [with] children this age.” |
| The 42-year-old woman was known to police for minor matters, Webb said. | The 42-year-old woman was known to police for minor matters, Webb said. |
| “There is no ongoing threat to the community,” a police spokesperson said earlier in a statement. “Police are not looking for anyone else.” | “There is no ongoing threat to the community,” a police spokesperson said earlier in a statement. “Police are not looking for anyone else.” |
| Officers from the Blue Mountains were investigating the circumstances of the deaths assisted by the homicide squad. | |
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| Anyone with information was urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. | Anyone with information was urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. |
| This article was amended on 12 September 2024, on updated advice from NSW police, to make clear the father was not a resident of the Faulconbridge home. | |
| In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org | In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org |