Mother suspected after one child dies and two are critically injured
Police say a mother in her 40s was allegedly responsible for stabbing three young children in Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, leaving one child dead and two critically injured. The mother is also in a critical condition and is being treated as the suspect in a domestic-violence-related homicide investigation.
Cyclists found the children inside a car near a fire trail on Waratah Road on Sunday afternoon, while the woman was nearby. All three survivors underwent surgery after being taken to Westmead hospitals; the children were under five, the father was notified while at work, and police said they were not seeking anyone else. The incident followed a violent weekend in New South Wales during which three women were allegedly killed in separate incidents.
- One child died and two remain critically injured after a stabbing.
- Police allege their mother was responsible.
- The investigation is continuing in the Blue Mountains.
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Valley Heights is a suburb in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, west of Sydney. The case concerns three young children who were found seriously injured near a fire trail, with their mother treated as the suspect in a police investigation into a possible domestic-violence-related killing.
The children were all under five, and the children’s father was informed while he was at work. Police, emergency services and hospital teams are involved, while investigators are examining what happened and the family circumstances surrounding the attack.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Tragic development after child is stabbed to death and two critically injured in the Blue Mountains – as mum is confirmed as suspect”.