{
  "id": 8616089,
  "title": "One child dead and two children and woman in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/one-child-dead-and-two-children-and-woman-in-critical-condition-after-8616089",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/20/blue-mountains-stabbing-nsw-police-one-child-dead-and-two-children-and-woman-in-critical-condition-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nA 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.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Three children stabbed, one dead in Blue Mountains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/three-children-stabbed-one-dead-in-blue-mountains",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:35:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Three children stabbed, one dead in Blue Mountains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/three-children-stabbed-one-dead-in-blue-mountains-8609182",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:35:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Child dead, two others and woman critical in alleged Blue Mountains stabbing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/breaking-child-dead-two-others-and-woman-critical-in-alleged-blue",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "One child dead and two children and woman in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/one-child-dead-and-two-children-and-woman-in-critical-condition-after",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:05:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}