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Miklos Bolza

Mental health bid for mother accused of murdering sons

The mother of Russell and Ben Smith has pleaded not guilty to their murders. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A mother who claims she stabbed her two sons due to a mental health impairment has hidden her face while pleading not guilty to murder.

Patricia Joan Smith is accused of killing her two sons Russell, 11, and Ben, 9, at their Blue Mountains home west of Sydney in September 2024.

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