Two children found dead in Blue Mountains home, woman in hospital under police guard | New South Wales

Two children have been found dead in a Blue Mountains home by a relative while a woman was under police guard on her way to hospital.

New South Wales Police said officers were called to a home in Faulconbridge around noon on Tuesday over concerns for the safety of a woman and two children.

The bodies of two boys, aged nine and eleven, were found in the home by a family member.

Police said a 42-year-old woman was taken to Westmead Hospital in Sydney under police guard. She was in a stable condition.

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

Officers from the Blue Mountains Police investigated the circumstances surrounding the deaths, assisted by the homicide squad.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.