Overview

• Police discovered the bodies of two boys, aged 6 and 7, during a welfare check at a home in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, on Monday afternoon.
• The boys had been placed in the care of their 66-year-old grandmother through a state kinship care arrangement after being removed from their biological parents.
• The grandmother, found with self-inflicted injuries, is undergoing treatment in a mental health facility under police guard and is expected to face serious charges upon release.
• Authorities confirmed no weapons were involved in the boys’ deaths, with post-mortem examinations scheduled for Thursday to determine the cause.
• The tragedy has deeply affected the close-knit rural community, with local leaders and schools mobilizing support for residents and first responders.