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Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains that left leaving one child dead
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Police allege mother behind Blue Mountains stabbing attack on stabbed three children in Blue Mountains that left one child dead
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Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries.
Bystanders were first on the scene after finding the three children and the woman with stab wounds inside a vehicle at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Sunday afternoon.
The alleged domestic violence incident came at the end of a horror weekend across New South Wales, after three women were allegedly murdered inside their homes within a 12-hour period on Saturday.
Paramedics treated the mother and children at the scene on Sunday before taking them by road to Westmead hospital and Westmead Children’s hospital in a critical condition, where they remained.
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The alleged domestic violence incident came at the end of a horror weekend across New South Wales. Support for anyone affected by the subject matter of this report is available at Full Stop Australia.
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Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries.
Police have alleged that a mother was behind a stabbing attack on three young children that left one dead and two others fighting for their lives in hospital.
The woman, aged in her 40s, is also in a critical condition.
Bystanders were first on the scene after finding the three children and the woman with stab wounds inside a vehicle at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Sunday afternoon.
One young child died at the scene despite witnesses rushing to help, delivering first aid while waiting for emergency services to arrive.
The alleged domestic violence incident came at the end of a horror weekend across New South Wales, after three women were allegedly murdered inside their homes within a 12-hour period on Saturday.
The police deputy commissioner Peter McKenna described the past two days as devastating.
Paramedics treated the mother and children at the scene on Sunday before taking them by road to Westmead hospital and Westmead Children’s hospital in a critical condition, where they remained.
Hours after the incident, NSW police Supt John Nelson said the father of the children had been told.
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The Guardian AustraliaPolice allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child deadplain
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 Guardian AustraliaOne child dead and two children in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbingplain
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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