12-19-2014, 10:55 PM
MASS MURDERING MOTHER? -- CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA
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A publicly unnamed Australian women is under arrest on suspicion that she murdered 8 children at her home near Cairnes.
The woman, 37, is said to have been the mother of 7 of the children and the aunt of the other. The children ranged from age 18 months to 15 years old.
Police discovered the dead children when they responded to a call about an injured woman in the home. The woman was suffering from stab wounds.
It's not confirmed how the children were killed, but stabbing seems most likely.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott described the news as “heartbreaking.” "All parents would feel a gut-wrenching sadness at what has happened. This is an unspeakable crime. These are trying days for our country," Abbott stated.
The tragedy comes as Australia is still in shock following a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe on Monday. It resulted in two hostages being killed along with the gunman after police stormed the cafe some 16 hours into the stand-off.
http://rt.com/news/216151-mother-austral...-children/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/australian-w...-children/
A publicly unnamed Australian women is under arrest on suspicion that she murdered 8 children at her home near Cairnes.
The woman, 37, is said to have been the mother of 7 of the children and the aunt of the other. The children ranged from age 18 months to 15 years old.
Police discovered the dead children when they responded to a call about an injured woman in the home. The woman was suffering from stab wounds.
It's not confirmed how the children were killed, but stabbing seems most likely.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott described the news as “heartbreaking.” "All parents would feel a gut-wrenching sadness at what has happened. This is an unspeakable crime. These are trying days for our country," Abbott stated.
The tragedy comes as Australia is still in shock following a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe on Monday. It resulted in two hostages being killed along with the gunman after police stormed the cafe some 16 hours into the stand-off.
http://rt.com/news/216151-mother-austral...-children/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/australian-w...-children/