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Child dead, two other children and woman fighting for life after being discovered in vehicle with 'stab wounds'
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Child dead, two other children and woman fighting for life after being discovered in vehicle with 'stab wounds' The police rushed to the scene of incident where they found one child dead and two others with 'stab wounds', the force have confirmed all children are under 5 One child has died and two other children and a woman are fighting for their life after an alleged stabbing in a small town in Australia. Police said all the children were under the age of five and the woman is in her 40s....
Child dead, two other children and woman fighting for life after being discovered in vehicle with 'stab wounds'
The police rushed to the scene of incident where they found one child dead and two others with 'stab wounds', the force have confirmed all children are under 5
One child has died and two other children and a woman are fighting for their life after an alleged stabbing in a small town in Australia.
Police said all the children were under the age of five and the woman is in her 40s.
Emergency services rushed to a vehicle in the Blue Mountains after 1pm on Sunday, September 20 after reports of the incident.
Police attended the car on Waratah Road at Valley Heights, near Springwood and found one of the children dead.
New South Wales Police said in 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."
When the force arrived at the scene several members of the public were rendering first aid.
A crime scene has been set up with cordons in place and police have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.
Anyone who was in the area at the time, has information or dashcam video is urged to call police or Crime Stoppers.