Woman charged with murder of her two grandsons in Coonabarabran
A woman has been charged over the deaths of her six- and seven-year-old grandsons in western New South Wales.
Police say they were called to a home just outside of Coonabarbran on Monday afternoon, following reports about a concern for welfare.
They found the bodies of the boys inside.
Their grandmother, aged 66, was also home and taken to a hospital under police guard, where she remained until Friday.
Upon her release she was taken to Orange Police Station and charged with two counts of murder.
The woman was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court today.
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