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Woman charged with attempted murder of two boys with 'noxious substance'

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Quick Summary

A 47-year-old woman was charged with attempting to murder two boys, aged 12 and 15, by exposing them to a noxious substance during a domestic incident on September 24 in Mitchelton, Brisbane. The man who reported the incident to police said he noticed the harmful material. Although not injured, the boys are reportedly safe and well. After receiving medical treatment and being released from hospital, the woman was arrested and faces two counts of attempted murder as part of a domestic violence case against children. She will appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court later today.

Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

A 47-year-old woman in Mitchelton, Brisbane's north-west suburb, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder involving noxious substances against her sons aged 12 and 15 after an alleged domestic violence incident on September 24. The boys were not injured but needed to be examined; a 70-year-old man who visited the home noticed something amiss and alerted police. She was hospitalized for medical treatment, discharged on October 8, then arrested by police and charged with attempted murder as part of a domestic violence offense against children. She is set to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court later that day.

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Topics

Brisbane Mitchelton

Subjects

Brisbane GPE · 2× Mitchelton GPE · 1×

Narrative

A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of two children following an alleged domestic violence incident in Brisbane's north-west.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08

🔮 She is expected to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court this afternoon.

2026-10-08 · ABC News (AU)

Woman charged with attempted murder of two boys with 'noxious substance' · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of two children following an alleged domestic violence incident in Brisbane's north-west. asserted

woman → charge → west

Police allege the 47-year-old woman exposed two boys, aged 12 and 15, to a noxious substance at a home in Mitchelton on September 24. asserted

woman → allege → September

A 70-year-old man attending the residence noticed the noxious substance and the matter was reported to police. asserted

matter → attend → police

The boys were not injured and police said they are "safe and well". asserted

they → injure → ?

The woman was taken to hospital for medical treatment. asserted

woman → take → treatment

She was discharged from hospital today and arrested by police. asserted

She → discharge → police

She has since been charged with two counts of attempted murder as a domestic violence offence against a child. asserted

She → charge → child

She is expected to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court this afternoon. asserted

She → expect → Court