The Aporia · Woman charged after alleged attempt to gas sons

A 47-year-old woman from Mitchelton, north Brisbane, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly exposing her sons, aged 12 and 15, to a noxious substance on September 24. The incident was reported by a 70-year-old man who detected the poison at the home. Police stated that the boys are safe without needing medical treatment while their mother received hospital care before being arrested upon discharge. She is scheduled to appear in court this Thursday.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08, 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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A 47-year-old woman in Mitchelton, Brisbane's north-west suburb, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder involving noxious substances against her sons aged 12 and 15 after an alleged domestic violence incident on September 24. The boys were not injured but needed to be examined; a 70-year-old man who visited the home noticed something amiss and alerted police. She was hospitalized for medical treatment, discharged on October 8, then arrested by police and charged with attempted murder as part of a domestic violence offense against children. She is set to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court later that day.

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“Both articles describe the identical incident involving a woman charged with attempted murder of two boys using a noxious substance in Mitchelton on September 24, reported to police by another man who detected the substance, and the arrest after hospital discharge on October 8.”

Woman accused of attempting to poison two boys after elderly neighbour realised something was wrong same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe the exact same incident involving a 47-year-old woman from Mitchelton, Brisbane, who allegedly attempted to gas her two sons on September 24 and was arrested after being discharged from hospital on October 8.”

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Brisbane Magistrates Court Mitchelton the Ferny Grove Child Protection and Investigation Unit the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service

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Investigators from the Ferny Grove Child Protection and Investigation Unit charged the woman with two counts of attempted murder – domestic violence offence – against a child.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08

🔮 She is expected to appear before Brisbane’s Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon.

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Woman charged after alleged attempt to gas sons · assertive framing

A north Brisbane woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to gas her sons. uncertain

woman → charge → sons

Police allege the 47-year-old Mitchelton woman attempted to murder the two boys – aged 12 and 15 – by exposing them to a “noxious substance”. asserted

woman → allege → substance

The act was reported to police by a 70-year-old man who detected the poisonous substance when he attended the home on September 24. asserted

he → report → September

The children did not require medical treatment, and are safe and well, police said. asserted

police → require → treatment

Their mother was taken to hospital for treatment. asserted

mother → take → treatment

She was arrested after being discharged from hospital on October 8. asserted

She → arrest → October

Investigators from the Ferny Grove Child Protection and Investigation Unit charged the woman with two counts of attempted murder – domestic violence offence – against a child. asserted

Investigators → charge → child

She is expected to appear before Brisbane’s Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. asserted

She → expect → afternoon

Woman charged after alleged attempt to gas sons

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