Two young boys have been found dead in a house west of Sydney.
The children, aged 9 and 11, were found by a family member at a house on Chapman Parade in Faulconbridge at around 12.40pm on Tuesday.
Their 42-year-old mother was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition after the helicopter landed at nearby Springwood High School.
She will be treated for cuts to her wrists and will remain under police guard.
New South Wales police have established a crime scene at the home in the Blue Mountains and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
There is no ongoing threat to the community.
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The bodies of two young boys, aged 9 and 12, were discovered in a home in Faulconbridge (pictured are emergency workers at the scene in western Sydney)
Emergency services were called to the property on Chapman Parade at around 12.40pm on Tuesday
The 42-year-old mother of two was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition