Their mother was also stabbed but she survived and is currently in critical condition in the hospital.
Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar said that the woman was the mother of seven of the dead children with the other child a relation. He described the massacre as a 'tragic and traumatic event'. Scores of detectives, paramedics and forensic officers have swarmed over the home on Murray St in Manoora, around 4km west of the coastal town's main tourist strip.
Details
about what investigators found inside the house has not been revealed
but a neighbour said she had been told there were bloody scenes
'everywhere' inside. Officers who arrived first on the scene said it was
like 'something out of a horror movie'. Specialist police officers are
now on their way from Brisbane to help with the situation and the crime
scene is completely locked down.
'There's
not much else we can say, but what we have a range of strategies in
place to support the family through this very difficult time,' Detective
Inspector Asnicar said.
'It's
a tragic and traumatic with so many deceased in one place. It's right
up there with some of the most serious things I've ever had to deal
with.'
Ms Thaiday said another sibling, a 20-year-old man, arrived home to discover his brothers and sisters dead inside the house.
He is now being consoled by other family members.
'I'm
going to see him now, he needs comforting,' Ms Thaiday said. She
described the family and extended relatives as close-knit and many live
in surrounding suburbs.
'We're
a big family and most of us are from the (Torres) Strait,' she said,
adding that she rushed to the scene after hearing about the incident on
the radio.
The woman at
the centre of the Cairns family massacre was ‘happy go lucky and seemed
to really love her kids’, Daily Mail Australia has been told.
Robert
Struber, who lived for 20 years in the house where the stabbing murders
took place said he had spoken with the 34-year-old on several occasions
while visiting his former neighbours.
He
said the last time he had seen the mother a few months ago she was
‘friendly and happy to chat’ and that she had mainly looked after her
large family.
Mr Struber had not met the father of the children.
He
said the street had a mixture of Aboriginal families and people from
the Torres Strait and Cook Islands. he moved out of the four bedroom
house two years ago because it was too large, and said that following
the tragedy he ‘never wanted to go back inside it’.
Mr
Struber described the 34-year-old woman at the centre of the family
massacre as ‘happy go lucky and seemed to really love her kids’. He had
spoken with her on several occasions while visiting his former
neighbours.
He said she had mainly looked after her large family well. Mr Struber had not met the father of the children.
Police
said it would be several hours before forensic officers would be able
to complete their work inside the house - while detectives continued
inquiries to establish what had led up to the slaughter.
Detectives
rushed to the house in Murray Street at about 11.20am today after they
received reports a woman had suffered serious injuries.
The
street has been branded a crime scene and the area has been locked
down. Their home is a rented Housing Commission residence.
Source: Daily Mail UK
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Oh my. Goodness! 8children! People are mean...animals walking on d street. May their gentle souls rest in peace. Amen!
ReplyDeleteMan has indeed dominated man to their injury.
ReplyDeleteMay God console their loved ones.
Linda u wicked, u only recognise the people u like eg onyx and bonairo... have been here before them it's do unfair... after wasting my data only on Linda ikeji blog... Thank you so much
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ReplyDeleteI heard d news earlier today.... very sad
ReplyDeletePhew! Was dumbfounded when I saw the news last night. What a cruel world.
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God have mercy!!!
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Wat a brutal act,May deir souls rest in peace AMEN
ReplyDeleteJesus christ, can't believe Wat my eyes z seeing
ReplyDeleteTragic...... God please help your children
ReplyDeleteHorrible!!.. Whoever did this must be a sicko!.
ReplyDeleteI hope the woman survives to help with the investigation.
Linda, I no reach to get BB Passport abi?. It's well.
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Omg rip to the family
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ReplyDelete8kids!
How do you console such family?
What is this world turning to?
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ReplyDeleteChai wat a Sad newz meenh
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! This ia bad real bad, am guessing is d same terrorists on the prowl here, cos I dnt tink any normal or almost normal person can be this heartless, God punish the culprit
ReplyDeletejust saw it at bbc. really tragic. gideonogidi14324@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLinda, all anonymous regular commenters should go and eat shit. I use Nokia c1 & datz y i cant link my goggle acct wit ur blog. Bonario & Onyii got 100k & also bbpassport. u try wella....na only them made u wat u are..wish by next yr, all d lib will stop commenting, only d two so dat u ll hv a great yr ahead. thanks for d way u shared ur money...God bless but u werent fair at d end. Datz my thought!
ReplyDeleteReally Linda you are a piece of shit for thinking anonymous don't deserve nothing.some of us been here since 2012 n we dropped some information u can contact us with...it doesn't work this way.we all loyal here.you not nice,you just business.post or naa,just read the Damn thin
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ReplyDeleteOoooo my God..so bad, rest in peace all
ReplyDeleteAww sad
ReplyDeleteMay God comfort their family. is only by Gods grace for the mom to survive. smasher_luv@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWhat do we call this now? What's wrong with our world? So many questions we wouldn't be getting answers for, may God comfort the family and RIP to the dead.
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Linda, all anonymous regular commenters should go and eat shit. I use Nokia c1 & datz y i cant link my goggle acct wit ur blog. Bonario & Onyii got 100k & also bbpassport. u try wella....na only them made u wat u are..wish by next yr, all d lib will stop commenting, only d two so dat u ll hv a great yr ahead. thanks for d way u shared ur money...God bless but u werent fair at d end. Datz my thought!. ify.dear@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteGod pls save dis woman's life.RIP to the children.
ReplyDeleteEhee not again na ah! All this bad news is getting too much oh! Ah lawd haff Marci!
ReplyDeleteRIP to the dead.
Eyaa nawa oh
ReplyDeleteOMG, not again, not children again. What is happening?
ReplyDeleteSo so sad. Chai watin com hpn
ReplyDeleteSo terrible
ReplyDeleteThis is terrible , very terrible I must say
ReplyDeleteWhat's a Tragedy
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What a world.. So many evil things happen minute by minute. God pls I knw the end is here help to keep my way straight nd neat.. I pray God to comfort the family!
ReplyDeleteSad sad sad beyond words
ReplyDeleteEvery day pointer that this world is comin to an end
ReplyDeleteSeriously Lynda, stop this your copy and paste from Daily Mail; don't you think we go to daily mail website too? I sure do miss your early days of blogging when you used to do proper blogging and break better news. Now that u have started rubbing shoulders with these so called celebs, u don't even put up better gist again. Tufia. I u like swallow my comment, at least you have seen it.
ReplyDeleteReally dunno what this world is turning too. May their souls rest in peace. Thank God she was able to survive & i hope they police find the person who did this
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ReplyDeleteThis is terrible , very terrible I must say
ReplyDeleteNawa oo Things dey happen shaa
ReplyDeleteCrazy things seem to be happening every day.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness. Will she even survive this? * children at a go. crying........................
ReplyDeleteSo sad..............Topzyus@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteSo sad! May their souls rest in peace. May the good Lord grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss
ReplyDeleteOh Gracious God what has this world become with killing humans lyk animals,may God be wit us ooo
ReplyDeleteTragedy, wats d world turning into*sad
ReplyDeleteHa, this is bad,
ReplyDeleteOMG!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great lose. May God console the parents
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Wonders sha never end natin person no go c...linda thanks 4 ur generosity n Congrat 2 all dose dat won,linda shey u knnw say u knw try 4 me.i started visiting ur blog since 2012,apart 4rm dat u Mk me stp commenting on dis blog cos u dnt post my comment whic is vry unfair u dy look face b4 u post comment bt after evritin sha I still admire u. my role model.
ReplyDeleteDis real evil,nva heard dis bfr.... Lawd v mercy
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This is so sad. RIP #EndTimeThings
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this world is really turning into sumtin else.. RIP to the dead
ReplyDeleteWhy are people this wicked and callous? No appreciation for human life
ReplyDeleteNa wa oo what is happing in this word..baba God save ur children for all this tragedy
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So sad
ReplyDeleteWicked and cruel world.
ReplyDeleteMay their souls rest in peace. Amen
ReplyDeleteOh my God, 7children @ once just lik dat, even if dis woman survives d stabbing, she cnt b normal again. So sad
ReplyDeleteEnd Time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a traggic people is bad may their soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteEeya may d lord comfort the family and may the soul of the departed rest in peace
ReplyDeleteVery very sad news
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Linda i beg u in d name of God....pls let it not be u are planning to give d two remain phones to bona and onyx.....even God won't be happy with u if u make dat decision.....The 100k last yr and dis yr is enough for dem....100k no be beans....in facut dey have won enough.... Tnks for my own gift sha
ReplyDeleteLinda i beg u in d name of God....pls let it not be u are planning to give d two remain phones to bona and onyx.....even God won't be happy with u if u make dat decision.....The 100k last yr and dis yr is enough for dem....100k no be beans....in facut dey have won enough.... Tnks for my own gift sha
ReplyDeleteWow, sad, may their souls rest in peace
ReplyDeleteNot good o... this is heartbreaking
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Linda stop spreading bad news,when you are not CNN. you should be busy lifting people's spirit this season. May God rest their souls and console the family. Amin
ReplyDeleteAwwwww nawa oooh God. Rest in peace oh
ReplyDeleteEyaa seen sha.
ReplyDeleteLinda u would have told us dat u have people u want to give out ur money and ur phone to instead of deceiving and stressing us over nothing.
ReplyDeleteThis world we live in, So sad
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm, end time is here, what would she and her children have done to warrant dis brutality, God have mercy
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RIP to d dead.....just wen the year is left with 12 more days.....Mistery world
ReplyDeleteChai nawa oh God a hole family finish.
ReplyDeleteRemsco2sure@gmail.com in da building.
Ooooh why. Seen sha.
ReplyDeletewhat has the world become? it is now a norm for children to to be killed and the likely suspect, a direct blood relation..either son,father or mother! Whats the world turning into!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so sad, a single family
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ReplyDeleteWe pray she gets well soon, buh the trauma will be too much for her
ReplyDeleteRip to dem
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This is terrible
ReplyDeleteRIP to the dead
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ReplyDeleteChai wat a pity. May the good Lord console d parents.
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Chai wat a pity. May the good Lord console d parents.
ReplyDeleteBtw it feels good to comment on LIB freely again, ds giveaway na commotion, my four yrs in ds blog I never see comments roll in the way it did this year. #chynell#
What is the world turning into, these random incidents of violence the world over are just the rumblings before the major storm! I believe these are signs of the ending of time! 8 family members?! Too damn bad!!
ReplyDeleteSo touchin. Eyaa. Sorry
ReplyDeleteNah whaoo am speechless
ReplyDeleteThis is serious oooh
ReplyDeleteHmm evil that men do these days.may their souls RIP
ReplyDeleteHow tragic, I cant imagine how the parents will feel now....May God console them.
ReplyDeleteso touching...crying so hard
ReplyDeleteMay God console and see her through in this difficult time in her life. May the killers never go free.
ReplyDeleteHow tragic! cant even imagine how the parents will feeling now....May God console them.
ReplyDeletemehn,people get mind ohh.how could dey do diz to diz children, is not fair at all.
ReplyDeleteThis is cheer wickedness & its quiet unfortunate, what could have happened or what could they have done to deserve this?
ReplyDeleteMay their souls rest in peace
Pyscho on the loose.
ReplyDeleteHope whoever committed this abominable slaughter is apprehended soon enough.
The world is coming to end...RIP to the dead
ReplyDeleteTerrible!
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ReplyDeleteGod have mercy on our world
end tym..chia but e no go beta for the person wea do dis kin tin ooo #L.H.M
ReplyDeleteWow..... Tins dey happen for dis life oooo
ReplyDeletemeehhhnnn dis is tragic really feel 4 d mother of d kidz R.I.P 2 dem.new day new story i wonder wot d next would be God help us out.
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ReplyDeleteOMG!!! That's 7 Generations gone,Lord have mercy
ReplyDeleteLord have mercy
ReplyDeleteThis is very sad o
ReplyDeletePple are actually very heartless
Saw it on CNN, so sad
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy. This is so sad.may their soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteOh Lord have mercy. My heart oh God.
ReplyDeleteWho wil so dis type of tin,y ar people jst Killin each oda? I don't undastnd wicked people again oo
ReplyDeletewhat a world we are living in. God help us
ReplyDeleteJesus! Sad news everyday...God please have mercy on us! we don't want sad news anymore
ReplyDeleteAustralia ain't seen nothing yet. Let them lift the Ebola ban on west African countries that are free from the disease then things will begin to fall in place for them. And for the deceased mother, GI'd will Comfort you in Jesus name.
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DeleteIT IS WELL OO...GOD WILL HELP US ALL
ReplyDeleteHey!!!! What is this World turning into. Some people are animals ooo! R.I.P to those Children.
ReplyDeleteTerrible, terrible things keep happening in our world
ReplyDeleteMy God what is really happening in this world full of wickedness. Shelter lovely@gmail. Com
ReplyDeleteSuch a tragic news,saw dis on d news dis morning.many their souls rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wicked world? God hv mercy on ur people. May dey rest in peace,Amen. oneandonlynwa@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWetin person no go hear 4 dis life? 7 kids dead! Even if d mother of dose kids survives dis, she wil av post traumatic stress disorder 2ruout her life cos dis experience z vry traumatic
ReplyDeleteend timeee
ReplyDeleteGod help Australia , a lot of things happening especially this .My second home I will call it because my parents are in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteSaw this on the news not too long ago, may the soul of the dead RIP and I pray God grant the families the fortitude to bear the loss... This is just so sad...
ReplyDeleteWhat a lost,God grant them enternal rest
ReplyDeleteAmen
everyday one sad news
ReplyDeleteTerrible.
ReplyDeleteGod, this is tragic. People can be so heartless, where will the woman start from?
ReplyDeleteSuch tragedy this xmas period... May God give their families the fortitude to bear the loss, Amen!
ReplyDeleteYou did not bother reading the story first before copying and posting...so unclear.
ReplyDeleteThose that did this are so so heartless. What do they want their mum to do now???
ReplyDeleteGOD have.i pray the mum survive
ReplyDeleteIt's a wicked world we live in. This is not only horrendous but equally despicable and at the highest level of terrible. What crime did those kids did that they have to die this way. God bless them and judge the killer/killers
ReplyDeleteLord have mercy who could have done this wicked thing nawa oooo
ReplyDeleteSuch a tragedy this xmas period... May God give their families the fortitude to bear the loss, Amen!JC
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS ANOTHER ACT OF WICKEDNESS BY THE DEVIL USING HUMAN BEINGS AGAINST EACH OTHER KILLING INNOCENT LIVES.I PRAY THE PERSON OR PERSONS BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PERFECT PEACE.
ReplyDeleteOh my! may God give the mum the strength to bear the loss after she recovers
ReplyDeleteVery terrible news, u cant imagine what the woman feels right now.
ReplyDeleteAh! aye buru, aye nika o! God is the omnipresence, he sees it all.
ReplyDeleteTRAGIC
ReplyDeleteMy God what is this world turning into
ReplyDeleteThis is terrible. I'm just short of words!
ReplyDeleteJesus. Sad news
ReplyDeleteOh Lord! who did this??? please Lord do not this person go unpunished. what a wicked act!
ReplyDeleteGod help us
ReplyDeleteMay their souls rest in peace,so sad.
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