A mother has faced a bedside hearing charged with attacking her three children after an alleged stabbing incident as the children slept in their family home in Sydney ‘s north-west. The mother, who was also found with stab wounds, was taken to hospital long with the three children, aged 16, 13 and 10, where they remain in a stable condition.
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00:00The 47-year-old woman remains in hospital under police guard after being charged with
00:07three counts of grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.
00:11Emergency services were called to her Balkan Hills home in Sydney's North West around 5am
00:17on Monday to find three children aged 10, 13 and 16 with stab wounds.
00:24The woman also allegedly stabbed herself.
00:27Police said the father heard the children's screams in the early morning and intervened
00:32before disarming his wife and calling triple zero.
00:35A kitchen knife was seized from the home and is being examined.
00:39The children were taken to Westmead Children's Hospital where they remain in a stable condition.
00:45The mother is yet to be interviewed by police and detectives are still investigating the
00:49intent behind the stabbings.
00:51The woman's solicitor did not apply for bail.
00:54The matter will next be heard in court in May.
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