Key question about Blue Mountains mum after two boys found dead

Police investigating the deaths of two boys in the Blue Mountains have been unable to confirm a key detail after their mother was arrested.

Police are investigating whether the mother of two boys found dead inside a Blue Mountains home had suffered a psychotic episode, it has been reported, as a key unanswered question remains.

The mother, 42, was arrested at the scene with a number of self-inflicted injuries and taken to Westmead Hospital.

Her sons, aged 9 and 11, were found at around 12.40pm in Faulconbridge on Tuesday by their father.

Police have been unable to confirm whether a weapon was found at the scene.

According to The Australian, police are investigating whether the mother suffered a psychotic episode.

The mother’s Facebook page shows relatively sparse activity, with her most recent photo posted in December 2023 of one of her boys playing in a river.

The children were happily pictured in Christmas photos from 2022 and 2021.

The mum had shared a friend’s fundraiser for mental health organisation SANE Australia earlier in 2021.

In March 2020, during Covid, she posted an image of a house and a love heart reading, “You are not stuck at home. You are safe at home.”

She is being treated for self-inflicted cuts to her arms but is otherwise in a stable condition.

However Blue Mountains Commander Superintendent John Nelson said it was too early to determine the cause of the tragic incident.

Supt Nelson confirmed that the boys’ father discovered the bodies before calling police.

“The father is helping us with inquiries and he was the one who contacted police … all avenues are open for investigation,” he said.

He could not confirm if a weapon had been located.

“I don’t know at this stage,” he said.

Police are now attempting to piece together what happened inside the home.

They said the two boys were at school on Monday, and no concerns were raised, and are trying to establish their movements on Tuesday.

“We are not prepared to speculate at this stage. Our focus is coming to the bottom of what has happened in these tragic circumstances,” Supt Nelson said.

“Our community has lost two precious souls in the most awful circumstances,” Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill said in a statement.

“Now is a time to come together and remember these two beautiful children.”

Police at the scene. Picture: Jonathan Ng

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said: “I think the older and more experience you get in this job, things like this still cut to the core. It’s a tragic situation.”

A NSW Police spokesperson confirmed police are “not looking for anyone else” in relation to the incident, and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances of the deaths, with detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad involved in the investigation.