A woman has been charged with the alleged double murders of two schoolboys in NSW’s west.
The boys, aged six and seven, were found dead at a semi-rural property on the outskirts of Coonabarabran in northwest NSW on Monday afternoon.
Police have since charged a 66-year-old woman with two counts of murder.
She was refused bail and will appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.
It’s understood the woman remains in a mental health facility in Orange.
On Monday afternoon, two officers went to the home after a message sent to the communities and justice department triggered an emergency response.
The officers broke into the house to find the boys’ bodies in separate bedrooms.
A crime scene was established, and officers from the Orana mid-western police district and detectives from the state’s homicide squad have commenced an investigation.
The boys, aged six and seven, were found dead at a semi-rural property on the outskirts of Coonabarabran in northwest NSW on Monday afternoon
On Monday afternoon, two officers went to the home (pictured) after a message sent to the communities and justice department triggered an emergency response
Grieving members of a small rural community gathered to honour the lives of the two boys
Grieving members of a small rural community gathered to honour the lives of the two boys on Friday.
A tree was to be planted for each boy, along with a ceremonial presentation of the karate students’ yellow belts.
Warrumbungle Shire councillor Kodi Brady told AAP he hoped the vigil would help the community cope with the tragedy.
‘It’s a really important part, to take the community on the stepping stone of healing from the shock of the incident to another step forward in the grief and loss process,’ he said.
‘We’re a small rural town, there is such a ripple effect… it has impacted the whole community.’
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