Police said NSW Ambulance treated the two children and the woman, believed to be in her 40s, at the scene before they were taken to Westmead hospital, where all three are listed as being in a critical condition.
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Crime scene established at Waratah Road, Valley Heights as NSW police say they ‘are not looking for any other people at this time’.
A child has died in a stabbing attack in the Blue Mountains, with two other children and a woman in hospital in critical condition, New South Wales police say.
Police said NSW Ambulance treated the two children and the woman, believed to be in her 40s, at the scene before they were taken to Westmead hospital, where all three are listed as being in a critical condition.
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The Guardian AustraliaOne child dead and two children in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbingplain
ABC News5yo dead, two children and woman critical in Blue Mountains stabbingplain
7NEWSChild dead, two others fighting for life after alleged stabbing in Blue Mountainsplain
The West AustralianChild dies, two other children and woman fighting for life after horror stabbing in Blue Mountains townplain
WAtoday‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two critical after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror1 change
The West AustralianChild found dead, two more critical after stabbing1 change
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