Woman who stabbed sons to death found not criminally responsible

ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-17 · by Digby Werthmuller
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Summary

A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death, one aged nine and the other 11, has been declared not criminally responsible due to mental health issues. Following their deaths, the children were discovered by their father at the family home. The Mental Health Review Tribunal will now determine where she will be detained for treatment.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been declared not criminally responsible by the court. The boys, aged nine and eleven, were found dead at their family home by their father. After this tragic event, the case was reviewed by the Mental Health Review Tribunal, which determined that she is not legally culpable for her actions due to mental health reasons. As a result of this ruling, the woman will now be detained in a facility yet to be decided by the tribunal, focusing on her medical and psychological treatment rather than incarceration.

Written for “Mother Found Not Criminally Responsible” on 2026-09-17, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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Story

📰 Mother Found Not Criminally Responsible
Crime & Law · 1 article(s) covering the same event. This is the one the site leads with.

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Digby Werthmuller
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Woman who killed her two sons in the Blue Mountains found not criminally responsible In short: A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been found not criminally responsible. The deaths of the boys, aged nine and 11, came after the the children were found by their father in the family home. What's next? The woman will now be detained in a location to be determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
🔮 In short: Sydney Water is proposing a new facility at Camellia-Rosehill which would flush 70 million litres of treated wastewater into Parramatta River.
Also by Digby Werthmuller
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Topics

the Mental Health Review Tribunal

Subjects

the Mental Health Review Tribunal ORG · 1×

Narrative

Woman who killed her two sons in the Blue Mountains found not criminally responsible In short: A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been found not criminally responsible. The deaths of the boys, aged nine and 11, came after the the children were found by their father in the family home. What's next? The woman will now be detained in a location to be determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Woman who killed her two sons in the Blue Mountains found not criminally responsible In short: A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been found not criminally responsible. The deaths of the boys, aged nine and 11, came after the the children were found by their father in the family home. What's next? The woman will now be detained in a location to be determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
2026-09-17 · ABC News (AU)
Woman who stabbed sons to death found not criminally responsible · assertive framing

Claims (1 extracted, 0 hedged)

Woman who killed her two sons in the Blue Mountains found not criminally responsible In short: A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been found not criminally responsible. The deaths of the boys, aged nine and 11, came after the the children were found by their father in the family home. What's next? The woman will now be detained in a location to be determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal. asserted
woman → kill → Tribunal
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