Eight children have been found stabbed to death at a house in Cairns, Australia.
The children are reportedly aged between 18 months and 15 years.
Police were called to a property in the suburb of Manoora following reports of a woman with serious injuries.
During the search of the house the bodies of the children were discovered.
The 34-year-old woman is reportedly the mother of seven of the children. The eighth child is thought to be a family member.
The mother is said to be in a stable condition at a hospital where she is being questioned by police.
Queensland Police Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar said: “As it stands at the moment, there’s no need for the public to be concerned about this other than the fact that it’s a tragic, tragic event.
“The situation is well controlled.”
Lisa Thaiday, who said she was the woman’s cousin, said another sibling, a 20-year-old man, came home and found his brothers and sisters dead inside the house… see more
source: skynews
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