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Breaking: Child dead in alleged Sydney stabbing, two other children and woman critical

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Breaking: Child dead in alleged Sydney stabbing, two other children and woman critical. (2026, September 20). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/stabbing-child-dead-two-injured-woman-hospital-blue-mountains/107173904

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-20

Quick Summary

Police responded to reports of a stabbing incident in Valley Heights, near Springwood in the Blue Mountains, where three children under five years old and a woman in her 40s were found with stab wounds inside a vehicle. One child died at the scene, while the other two children and the woman are currently in critical condition at Westmead Hospital and Westmead Children's Hospital. Members of the public provided first aid before emergency services arrived.
Written by AI on 2026-09-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

In September 2024, a 42-year-old woman from the Blue Mountains was found not criminally responsible for stabbing her two sons to death. The boys were aged nine and eleven when their father discovered them in their family home. Before the incident, she had been struggling with major depression and made several disturbing internet searches related to suicide and killing children. These searches included queries like "Most Infamous Alleged Mommy Murderers in History" and "How To Respond When Your Child Says 'I hate you'."

The court ruled that due to her mental health condition, the woman was unable to reason at the time of the murders. She had been under significant stress after learning that her ex-husband's new partner was pregnant. Following the tragic deaths, she attempted to take her own life and was hospitalized with self-inflicted injuries.

Currently, the Mental Health Review Tribunal will determine where she will be detained for further treatment.

Written for “Mother Stabs Children Dead Critical” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 23 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Mother Stabs Children Dead Critical
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Topics

NSW Ambulance NSW Police Springwood Westmead Children's Hospital Westmead Hospital

Subjects

NSW Ambulance ORG · 1× NSW Police ORG · 1× Springwood GPE · 1× Westmead Children's Hospital ORG · 1× Westmead Hospital ORG · 1×

Narrative

"NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the two children and the woman at the scene before they were conveyed to Westmead Hospital and Westmead Children's Hospital." Several members of the public were rendering first aid as emergency services were being contacted. Loading
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
2026-09-20 · ABC News (AU)
Breaking: Child dead in alleged Sydney stabbing, two other children and woman critical · assertive framing

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A child has died and two other children, and a woman, are in a critical condition after a stabbing in the Blue Mountains. asserted
children → die → Mountains
Police said all the children were under the age of five and the woman was in her 40s. asserted
woman → say → 40s
Just before 1pm today, emergency services received reports of three children and a woman in a vehicle with stab wounds on Waratah Road at Valley Heights, near Springwood. asserted
services → receive → Springwood
"One of the children was located deceased in the vehicle," NSW Police said in a statement. asserted
Police → locate → statement
"NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the two children and the woman at the scene before they were conveyed to Westmead Hospital and Westmead Children's Hospital." Several members of the public were rendering first aid as emergency services were being contacted. Loading asserted
services → treat → aid
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