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

Emergency services were called to Waratah Road in Valley Heights about 12:45pm Sunday, September 20, where they found a woman and three children with severe stab wounds inside a vehicle.

Before police and paramedics arrived, several bystanders rushed to the vehicle to perform first aid on the victims while contacting triple zero. One of the children was pronounced dead at the scene.