A Tragic, Tragic Event In Australia

Eight children, ranging in age from 18 months to 15 years, were found dead inside a home in the northern Australian city of Cairns on Friday.

 Police said they were called to the property in the Manoora area of Cairns on Friday morning after reports of an injured woman.

"During an examination of the residence, police located the bodies of the children, all aged between 18 months and 15 years," the Queensland Police Service said in a statement.

A 34-year-old woman, believed to be the mother of seven of the children, is currently being treated for her injuries, according to authorities. But Queensland Ambulance Service says the woman had a wound to her chest, and is currently in stable condition after being taken to he hospital.
Cairns detective inspector Bruno Asnicar, speaking to reporters at around 4.30 p.m. local time, said the identification of the children is an ongoing process and more details on that front might emerge on Saturday. Asnicar also said that there were no formal suspects as yet. “Everybody who’s had any involvement in the past two or three days is a person of interest, but we’re not identifying particular suspects at this stage.”
The top police official said it was “right up there” with the most serious cases he had dealt with in his career.
“These are trying days for our country,” Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in a statement released Friday afternoon. “All parents would feel a gut-wrenching sadness at what has happened.”
Friday’s incident comes four days after a gunman took more than a dozen people hostage at a café in Sydney, resulting in three deaths including his own.