Woman’s lawyer tells reporters outside court incident in Baulkham Hills home was a ‘tragic case for all concerned’

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An incident in which a mother allegedly stabbed her three children as they slept has been labelled a “tragic case” by her lawyer after the matter was mentioned in court for the first time.

The 47-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly attacking her children - aged 10, 13 and 16 - with a household knife on Monday.