Police in New South Wales have identified the mother of three young children as a suspect after a stabbing in the Blue Mountains left one child dead and two others critically injured.
Emergency services were called to Valley Heights, near Springwood, on Sunday afternoon after members of the public found the children and a woman with stab wounds inside a vehicle. A five-year-old boy died at the scene despite attempts by bystanders to provide first aid.
The two other children, both under five, were taken to hospital along with their 42-year-old mother. All three underwent surgery and remained in critical but stable condition as of Monday.
Police said the woman is the mother of all three children and is being treated as a suspect in an alleged domestic violence-related incident. She has not been charged.
Authorities said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. Investigators are continuing to examine what happened and have not established a motive.
Police also confirmed that the children’s father had been notified and was supporting the surviving children in hospital.
The incident came during a particularly difficult weekend in New South Wales, with police investigating several other alleged domestic violence-related deaths.
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