Police work at the scene of a stabbing attack at a home (L) in Cairns, northern Queensland, December 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The 37-year-old mother of most of the eight children found dead in a mass stabbing in Australia's tropical northern city of Cairns was arrested on Saturday for murder.
Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar said the woman is under police guard in hospital, where she was taken on Friday with stab wounds. She has not yet been formally charged.
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