The woman was still in an Orange mental health facility Wednesday morning. When she is freed, detectives will charge her with double murder.
In the meantime, the tragedy has rocked Coonabarabran, a tiny provincial community of only 2,400 residents.
After a Monday afternoon karate lesson, a parent informed the boys’ karate instructor, who had been teaching them since December, that the boys had been missing.
To be honest, it was a difficult blow to accept. They are constantly moving and running around, but they were doing a great job, Mr. Wilkie remarked.
Detectives in forensics gear were observed inspecting a car at the residence on Tuesday afternoon. Officers searched a Mazda BT50 sitting in the garage for several hours.
The automobile’s doors were open, and one of the investigators was visible shining a torch into the dashboard in front of the car. Fingerprint dust was all over the bonnet.
