Coonabarabran grandmother in mental health facility after ‘confronting’ deaths of two young boys

theguardian.comPublished: 5/6/2025

Summary

A woman whose two grandsons died in a regional town in New South Wales is in a mental health facility after what police are treating as a “confronting” alleged double murder. No weapons were involved in the boys’ deaths, police said at a press conference on Tuesday. That person was deemed suitable by the law to … manage those young people.”She was initially taken to hospital to be treated for injuries and to undertake a mental health assessment before being transferred to a mental health facility, where she remained on Tuesday afternoon, Holland said. “The actions of the young police officers involved has been above heroic,” he said. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said the education department was working closely with the boys’ school to support other students.