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no words.....

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:12:23 GMT

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/12/19/multiple-stabbing-cairns-reports

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:14:22 GMT

The victims are aged between 18 months and 15 years.........

Those poor babies........

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gleee58 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:32:25 GMT

Sickening isn't it. I've been talking to myslef on the ABC24 thread about it. Couldn't face starting a thread about it. So sad for them.

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debra9275 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:33:41 GMT

tragic!!

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purple_haize — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:40:25 GMT

Very sad.

may they all R.I.P.

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icyfroth — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:47:59 GMT

Geez...8 kids.

What drives a person to do that?

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tasfleur — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:52:38 GMT

Those darling innocent children .. my heart just breaks .. I have no words either.

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polksaladallie — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:59:08 GMT

Seeking to understand the inexplicable

Date February 24, 2012

Each year, an average of 27 Australian children die at the hands of their parents. What brings a parent to kill their own child? And what are the warning signs to pick those at risk? Amy Remeikis reports.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/seeking-to-understand-the-inexplicable-20120224-1trvd.html

That average has just risen.

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*pepe — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 04:06:22 GMT

so are you saying it was the kids parents who did this?

I know dead is dead and murder is horrific fullstop, but as a parent who could not imagine harming my kids a parent murdering their children is worse than a stranger doing it.

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polksaladallie — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 04:10:00 GMT

We don't know that yet, but read the article for more understanding of these tragedies.

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gleee58 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 04:59:35 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
We don't know that yet, but read the article for more understanding of these tragedies.

It must be so devestating for the police and ambulance personnel who have been called to face this situation today. Let's all hope there are no more violent incidences this year. The news reader struggled to read the report.

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icyfroth — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:15:09 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
We don't know that yet, but read the article for more understanding of these tragedies.

yeah well, I've read the article and there's no further information.

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polksaladallie — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:16:06 GMT

What article?

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debra9275 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:40:54 GMT

there's still not much news coming out about this, whatever the relationship the woman had with the children, it's just incomprehensive. they would've been so looking forward to Christmas too

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the_great_she_elephant — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:47:12 GMT

According to the Courier Mail, the mother is not considered a suspect - but how much credence one can place in their account I don't know. I don't think the police have made an official statement yet.

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debra9275 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:50:47 GMT

no. best wait for the official statement I think She-ele. it's hard to make any sense of it

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gleee58 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:52:24 GMT

@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
According to the Courier Mail, the mother is not considered a suspect - but how much credence one can place in their account I don't know. I don't think the police have made an official statement yet.

I hope it wasn't the mother... It's so hard to imagine what drives a parent to kill their children.

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icyfroth — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:54:01 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
What article?

the link posted in the OP

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polksaladallie — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:54:27 GMT

No-one is considered a suspect yet. But the woman is "helping the police with their enguiries". That usually has only one meaning.

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gleee58 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:58:13 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
No-one is considered a suspect yet. But the woman is "helping the police with their enguiries". That usually has only one meaning.

That's what I kept thinking when hearing the reports worded as they are, but can't help but hope it wasn't the mum that did it.