Mother confirmed as suspect in Blue Mountains child stabbing death
A 42-year-old woman is being investigated after one child died and two others were critically injured in a stabbing incident in Valley Heights, NSW.
What to know
- A five-year-old boy was found dead and two younger siblings critically injured in a stabbing at Valley Heights; their 42-year-old mother is being investigated as a suspect and remains hospitalized.
- The incident is one of four domestic violence-related deaths across NSW over the same 48-hour period, unprecedented in recent memory according to police.
- None of the alleged offenders were previously known to police, limiting preventive intervention; law enforcement is urging community members to report domestic violence concerns.
The dispute Whether sympathy narratives around mental health and systemic failure represent genuine context-appropriate justice or unfair leniency toward female offenders compared to male ones. · positions read across 13 posts and comments
Media and courts show excessive sympathy toward female offenders by emphasizing mental health and systemic failures rather than holding them accountable.
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“women will never admit that they also can be incredibly psychotic and dangerous without trying to blame some mental health disorder or a cop out.”
Original_Cry_6269 · reddit ↗
Context and circumstances differ between cases and offenders; understanding why a crime occurred is relevant to justice and prevention, not excusing it.
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“Two parents can both kill their children and still have very different circumstances around why it happened. Intent, planning, severe mental illness, psychosis, domestic violence, coercive control, revenge against a partner etc all matter.”
hot4bodge · reddit ↗
The discussion should center on victims, not offender circumstances or sex-based comparisons of criminal justice.
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“I hate that this isn't about the victims any more. I hate that the first comment on this thread is about comments.”
JJnanajuana · reddit ↗
42-year-old woman Suspect in stabbing incidentNSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna Lead police spokespersonKaren Bevan CEO, Full Stop Australia
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlespostscomments
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Child found dead, two others critically injured in Valley Heights stabbing
Emergency services discovered a 42-year-old woman and three children with stab wounds in a parked car at Valley Heights near Springwood around 1pm on Sunday. A five-year-old boy was found dead at the scene; two younger children under five were taken to hospital in critical but stable condition.
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There's a lot here so, first paragraph: yes. I hate that this isn't about the victims any more. I hate that the first comment on this thread is about comments. I could go on forever about how children are never centered, we always make it about the killers (compassion or vengeance its still about them.) Or their parents (when they aren't also the…
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Then we are in agreeance on one part at least, despite you disagreeing that women receiving more sympathy is real. That's fair, too, not everyone is exposed to the same media , social settings etc. "Then show evidence", this isn't the courthouse and I am under zero obligation to jump when you say to. If you are an Australian and you follow…
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Juror Paula Davlin said the mostly female jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial thought a favorable ruling for Clancy could "make it better for other women." "We knew that this was a turning point, and this would be something that could change something to make it better for other women.” Seems really focused on the kids.
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Police and support services call for community reporting and prevention — Deputy Commissioner McKenna said none of the alleged offenders in the four incidents were previously known to police, limiting preventive action. He urged the community to report concerns. Full Stop Australia CEO Karen Bevan said it had been a 'really tough morning' and called on the community to rise to the challenge of preventing domestic violence.
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Police reveal four domestic violence deaths across NSW in 48 hours
The Blue Mountains incident was one of four domestic violence-related deaths in NSW over the weekend. Two women aged 90 and 23 were fatally stabbed in separate incidents in Bondi Beach and Kooringal; a third woman aged 70 was found dead in the Northern Tablelands region. A 31-year-old man has been charged in the Kooringal killing.
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I did see that, and I agree people shouldn’t state something as fact when there isn’t enough information yet. But I also think there’s some context being left out here. Three women had just been killed in separate alleged DV incidents in NSW within about 10 hours, and the alleged perpetrators in all three cases were men. So when another DV-related…
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>articles about mental health support needed isn't the same as this weird cultist assembly of women that seem to down play and divert when women do horrible things and almost seem angry like they cant accept its not actually always men. Most of you simply automatically do not hold women psychopaths at the same standard as you do to men.
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In what manner? Pointing out that other cases have received sympathy? And it’s definitely not ‘far more often’. It’s roughly equal.
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Police confirm mother is suspect in domestic violence investigation
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna stated that the 42-year-old woman, the mother of all three children, is a suspect in the domestic violence-related matter. The woman remains hospitalized and has not been charged. McKenna said investigators are less than 24 hours into the investigation and are not yet aware of a motive.
“I can state that the female is the mother of all three children and is a suspect.”
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I think you’re kinda proving Unusual_Elevat0r’s point here. The conversation has gone from the actual victims and circumstances of this case straight into “men get treated worse than women.” I don’t think “the same crime should get the same punishment” is as simple as that. Two parents can both kill their children and still have very different…
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I was under the impression the parents were both willing to die, so whislt murder might be the technical term it was a pact of sorts? Or is this a different case?
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What people are saying 5 voices from 1 site · best of 13 · verbatim
- Sep 22
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No one has said anything that is true. I have provided evidence for my statements. Good luck with reality.
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Better shift focus away from a woman committing a crime to them being the perpetual victims. Who gives a fuck about the dead kids right?
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Hopefully its not going to be along the lines of the Lindsay narrative... "The system failed this mother..." "Their wasnt a good enough support system in place.."
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Im a man and men can be incredibly dangerous and evil. BUT women will never admit that they also can be incredibly psychotic and dangerous without trying to blame some mental health disorder or a cop out. Both sexes can just be fucking evil. Would be stoked to be proven wrong in the comments
- Sep 21
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Try using your eyes. The graph separates custodial parents, non-custodial parents and step parents onto separate groups. Why are you afraid to acknowledge the facts that are in front of you? Would you prefer to believe a narrative rather than a fact?