The mother has been brought to hospital with chest wounds.
Really sad news coming from Australia with reports of eight children have been found dead with stab wounds in Manoora, a suburb of Cairns in northern Queensland. The children, of which seven were siblings, ranged in age from 18 months to 15 years old.
The police confirmed that they have not made any arrests, but said the injured woman was assisting with their investigations. Cairns Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar informed reporters that the woman was the mother of at least seven of the children. “We believe the other child is a family member but that is being followed up,” he said.
Local people have told reporters that the children were found by their elder sibling, a 20-year-old man, when he returned to the house, but police have not confirmed this.
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