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| Cairns deaths: Eight children found in Australian home | |
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| Eight children have been found dead at a house in Cairns in northern Queensland, say Australian police. | |
| Police said a 34-year-old woman had been taken to hospital with stab wounds but was stable. | |
| The details of the incident and the woman's relationship to the children, aged between 18 months and 15 years, are not yet clear. | |
| Australian reports say the children were stabbed but police have not confirmed this. | |
| Police said it was a "tragic event" but there was no cause for public concern. | |
| Police have cordoned off the house and detectives are searching the yard of the property in the Manoora suburb. | Police have cordoned off the house and detectives are searching the yard of the property in the Manoora suburb. |
| Cairns Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar told reporters he could not confirm whether the children were from the same family. | |
| He said police currently believed there were eight children involved but "that may go up or down" as the house was searched. | |
| Police have not yet said if they have made any arrests. | |
| Queensland Police said in a statement they were called to a residence in Murray Street at 11.20 local time (01:20 GMT) following reports of a woman with serious injuries. | Queensland Police said in a statement they were called to a residence in Murray Street at 11.20 local time (01:20 GMT) following reports of a woman with serious injuries. |
| "During an examination of the residence police located the bodies of the children, all aged between 18 months and 15 years," said the statement. | "During an examination of the residence police located the bodies of the children, all aged between 18 months and 15 years," said the statement. |
| It said the woman was assisting police with their investigations. | |