One child dead and two children and woman in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing

A child has died and three others are in critical condition after a stabbing incident in the Blue Mountains. According to NSW police, emergency services responded to reports of three children and a woman with stab wounds in a vehicle on Waratah Road, Valley Heights. The child who died was found deceased in the vehicle.

The other two children and the woman are being treated at Westmead Hospital and Westmead Children's Hospital. The children are all believed to be under five years old, and the woman is in her 40s, as reported by ABC News AU. Several members of the public were providing first aid when emergency services arrived.

A crime scene has been established, and police say they are not looking for any other people at this time. Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Guardian, The Guardian Australia, ABC News AU, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.