SYDNEY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A woman has been arrested after police found two children dead inside a home northwest of Sydney.
The bodies of the two children, aged 8 and 10, were found on Monday afternoon by police officers responding to reports of a concern for welfare at a home in the small town of Coonabarabran, over 300 km northwest of Sydney in the state of New South Wales (NSW).
A 66-year-old woman was also found at the home and was taken into custody. A NSW Police statement said that she was assisting with inquiries.
NSW Premier Chris Minns described the incident as a "tragedy" and said that the entire state was sharing in the local community's grief. ■
