Australian mother charged over death of 8 children in her home

Remember the 8 siblings who were found stabbed to death at their home in Cairns, Australia in the early hours of Friday Dec. 19th? (read here) Well, looks like they were killed by their own mother. 37 year old Mersane Warria (pictured above), has been charged in the deaths of the children, 7 her own, and one her niece. 

The children – four girls and four boys – were aged between two and 14 years, Australian police said

Warria pictured being taken away by paramedics after the massacre at her home on Friday

Warria, who is in hospital where she is recovering from stab wounds, was charged with eight counts of murder in a bedside hearing at Cairns Base Hospital in the northern city of Cairnsueensland today Dec. 21st.

Police didn't say exactly how the children died but they are suspected to have been stabbed to death as several bloody knives were found in the home, while one or two were suffocated. Police say they are not looking for other suspects and the woman is yet to reveal what motivated such an attack on her own family.

Warria had her seven children for five different fathers.