Overview
- Cyclists found a car on Waratah Road in Valley Heights on Sunday with three young children and a 42-year-old woman suffering stab wounds and members of the public provided first aid before emergency services arrived.
- A five-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday and a one-year-old later died in hospital on Thursday while the three-year-old remains in critical condition at Westmead Children’s Hospital.
- NSW Police charged the 42-year-old woman with murder and two counts of wounding with intent and will face an additional murder charge after the infant’s death; she appeared at a bedside court hearing and remains under police guard in hospital.
- Detectives say the family were not local to Valley Heights and they are investigating motive and why that remote location was chosen, with the matter to return to Penrith Local Court on November 20.
- The case has prompted renewed calls from police for more resources to prevent domestic and family violence and support is being offered through national helplines and counselling services.