Mother charged with murder after three children stabbed in NSW Blue Mountains
A mother has been charged with murder and attempted murder after three young children were stabbed in the NSW Blue Mountains on Sunday. The 42-year-old woman was charged in a bedside hearing on Tuesday and is due to appear at Penrith Local Court on Friday November 20.
A 42-year-old woman has been charged with murder and attempted murder after three young children were stabbed in the NSW Blue Mountains on Sunday.
The woman and her three children, all aged under five, were found suffering from stab wounds in a parked vehicle on Waratah Road at Valley Heights, near Springwood, about 12:45pm on Sunday.
Police said members of the public performed first aid on the children while dialling Triple Zero (000). The five-year-old boy was found deceased in the vehicle.
Paramedics treated the two other children, aged one and three, as well as the woman, before they were conveyed to hospital. The two children, who were taken to Westmead Children's Hospital, remain in a critical but stable condition.
The woman, who police allege had self-inflicted stab wounds, was charged in a bedside hearing on Tuesday. The charges include domestic violence-related murder and two counts of domestic violence-related wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.
“I think it’s too early to say exactly what happened,” a police spokesperson said.
The mother was refused bail and is due to appear at Penrith Local Court on Friday November 20.