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Mum charged with murder after boy, 5, dies in horror Blue Mountains stabbing

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Source : Perth Now news

A mother has been charged with murder over an alleged horror stabbing tragedy in the Blue Mountains.

The woman, 42, was charged with two counts of cause wounding/grievous bodily harm with intent to murder and murder following the alleged horror stabbing at the weekend.

Emergency services first received reports three children and a woman were stabbed in a vehicle on Waratah Rd about 12.45pm on Sunday.

One boy, 5, was found dead with stab wounds in a car and two siblings, aged 1 and 3, were rushed to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, both in a critical condition, in the Blue Mountains town of Valley Heights.

One boy was found dead with stab wounds in a car and two siblings were rushed to hospital, both in a critical condition. NewsWire / George Chan Credit: News Corp Australia

Members of the public performed first aid on the woman and three children while they called Triple 0.

The woman was refused bail at a bedside hearing on Tuesday and is due to appear before the Penrith Local Court on November 20.

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