Cairns Australia: Children’s mother arrested for murder

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A candlelit vigil was held in Cairns on Friday evening
A candlelit vigil was held in Cairns on Friday evening
The mother of seven of eight children found dead in a home in Cairns, Australia, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police said the woman, aged 37, was lucid and talking to investigators. She has not been charged.

She was found at the property, suffering stab wounds, alongside the bodies of the eight children.

They were aged 18 months to 14 years. Police have not said how they died. The eighth child was her niece.

Confirming the arrest, Cairns Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar said: “The 37-year-old mother of several of the children involved in this incident has been arrested for murder overnight and is currently under police guard at the Cairns Base Hospital.”

“At this stage we’re not looking for anybody else – we’re comfortable that the community at large is safe,” he added.

‘Unspeakable crime’
A coroner is due to conduct post mortems on the children to determine the cause of death.

Police found a number of weapons at the scene , including knives, which are being examined.

The woman’s name has not been released. Her age was first given as 34 but has since been corrected to 37.

The bodies were reportedly discovered by the mother’s 20-year-old son arriving at the home on Friday morning.

Police have dismissed reports the family had been investigated by social services saying it was “not a problem house”.

A candlelight vigil and church service were held on Friday evening for the children.

Memorials have sprung up outside the home in the Manoora district of Cairns.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in a statement it was an “unspeakable crime”.

These were “trying days for our country”, he added.

The deaths come just days after the siege of a cafe in Sydney which ended with the gunman and two hostages dead.

BBC

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7 responses to “Cairns Australia: Children’s mother arrested for murder”

  1. Anti ISIS Avatar

    We’ve been making the head lines recently down under, And all for the wrong reasons. We had a nut job in Sydney and now another in Cairns. How could anybody harm an innocent child let alone 8 of them. Australia really needs to bring back capital punishment. Rest in peace you poor innocent souls. And burn deep in the fires of hell the person responsible.

    1. Somehow I suspect that Hezzy’s influence running stronger in the land down under may be the undertone that is sparking these unbelievable and outrageous violent events. I pray for the people of Australia to rise above this wave of evil and choose life and freedom instead.

      1. Anti ISIS Avatar

        And somehow i suspect you have a peanut for that thing you call a brain. I hope the hospital you escaped from finds you soon, FARTDI.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar

          On occasion – in every country – there is some unbelievably twisted mind that makes an atrocious event hit the ‘world news’. I don’t think having ‘capital punishment’ could ever change that. Some humans just go over the edge …. unless someone is on the spot to stop it, this happens.

          1. Anti ISIS Avatar

            You are 100% correct 5th. It’s just frustration speaking.

    2. cook2half Avatar

      Why did you change your name

      1. Anti ISIS Avatar

        No reason really cookie, I can still say to you farq2 when it’s required. :-)))

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