Sydney, May 5 -- A woman has been arrested after police found two children dead inside a home northwest of Sydney.

The bodies of the two children, aged 8 and 10, were found on Monday afternoon by police officers responding to reports of a concern for welfare at a home in the small town of Coonabarabran, over 300 km northwest of Sydney in the state of New South Wales (NSW).

A 66-year-old woman was also found at the home and was taken into custody. A NSW Police statement said that she was assisting with inquiries.

NSW Premier Chris Minns described the incident as a "tragedy" and said that the entire state was sharing in the local community's grief.

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