Australia: Two dead children found in Sydney, woman in hospital

Sydney, September 10 (IANS): The bodies of two children were found in a house west of Sydney, while a woman was in hospital under police guard on Tuesday.

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said officers were called to a house in Faulconbridge – about 77 kilometers west of Sydney's central business district in the Blue Mountains region – at 12:40 p.m. local time over concerns for the welfare of a woman and her two children, Xinhua news agency reported.

The bodies of two boys, aged 9 and 11, were found in the house by a family member and a 42-year-old woman was taken to hospital in stable condition under police guard.

New South Wales Police said in a statement that local officers and the State Crime Command's homicide squad were investigating the circumstances of the deaths.

“There is no ongoing threat to the community. Police are not looking for anyone else,” the statement said.