Two young children found dead in a home in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales have been pictured, while their mother remains in hospital in police custody with self-inflicted injuries.
The two boys, aged nine and eleven, whose names cannot be released for legal reasons, were found at a house on Chapman Parade in Faulconbridge shortly before 12.40pm on Tuesday, suffering from stab wounds.
Her mother, 42, was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition after a Toll helicopter ambulance landed at nearby Springwood High School. She will be treated for cuts to her wrists.
“Officers were called to an address on Chapman Parade today regarding concerns for the welfare of a woman and two children,” Police Commissioner Karen Webb said on Tuesday afternoon.
‘Police arrived shortly afterwards and discovered the bodies of two children: two boys, one aged nine and the other 11.
‘A woman was taken to hospital. She is in police custody and has been arrested.
“Police are not looking for any other individuals and Strikeforce Stafford has launched a thorough investigation.”
Photos posted on social media show the family beaming with joy as they posed for photographs with Santa Claus, enjoyed the family holiday and explored the nature around the Blue Mountains.
Retired homicide detective Steve Ticehurst, who lives around the corner from the family, said they were much-loved members of the close-knit community.
In the image: The mother and two children at the centre of the tragedy.
The family is portrayed in happier times.
A major police response has been triggered in Faulconbridge after the bodies of two young children were found at a house on Chapman Parade.
The children’s mother was rushed to Westmead Hospital in Sydney with knife wounds.
“They seemed like a very happy family, they had lived here for years and no one would have imagined something like this could happen,” she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘They all gathered at the local Christmas street party and seemed like the perfect family.
‘Mom was known to take exercise walks around the area in the evenings and we would always chat for a while.
“There was never any indication that anything was wrong. I couldn’t say anything bad about them.”
Another resident, who did not want to reveal his name, said the entire community was shocked by the incident.
“We used to see her walking her dogs on the streets all the time and with her children,” the local resident said.
‘They were lovely lads.
“You would never think something like this could happen here. It’s a quiet community.”
The father of the children, who is separated from his mother and did not live at the same address called triple 0, when he visited the home and found the bodies of the minors and his ex-partner injured, reported the The Sydney Morning Herald.
New South Wales Police have established a crime scene at the Blue Mountains home and are investigating the circumstances of the deaths.
There is no current threat to the community and police said they are not looking for anyone else.
Police are not believed to have had any prior interaction with the family and the woman’s mental health will be the focus of the investigation.
The mother’s mental health will be part of the police investigation
The bodies of two young children, aged 9 and 11, were discovered at the Faulconbridge home (pictured, paramedics at the scene in western Sydney)
NSW Police said officers from the Blue Mountains Police Area Command are investigating the circumstances of the deaths and are receiving assistance from detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad.
The 42-year-old mother of two was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
Emergency crews were called to the property on Chapman Parade at around 12.40pm on Tuesday.
Neighbor Barbara Faith said she regularly saw the two brothers riding their bikes home from school.
“They had their helmets on and were doing the right thing… I thought they were lovely kids,” Faith said. alphabet.
He said there was a huge commotion shortly after noon with about 20 emergency vehicles racing down his street.
“It’s such a quiet neighborhood and such a quiet street that you don’t expect that kind of thing,” he said.
“It’s so sad, I can’t believe this could happen anywhere, let alone on my street.”
More to come.
