Woman, 37, charged with murder of eight children in Cairns suburb

A 37-year-old woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing and killing eight children in a house in the Cairns suburb of Manoora on Friday, local time.

The woman, who was not identified by police in a statement released Sunday afternoon, was charged with eight counts of murder

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She is the mother of seven of the eight children, who range in age from 18 months and 15 years old. She is an aunt to one of the children. She was arrested Saturday. Read more...