A NSW mother accused of attempting to drown her two young sons in the Murray River on the NSW-Victoria border allegedly told witnesses she "had to drown my babies". Her 9-year-old son is in hospital after suffering serious dog bites in the incident on Thursday evening, while his 5-year-old brother is missing, feared drowned in the river near Moama. The 27-year-old woman, who was released from jail a month ago, turned herself in to Echuca police on Thursday after also suffering dog bites. The mother had been in prison for "several serious offences", NSW Police Superintendent Paul Condon said yesterday. The mother knows the owners of a property at Moama where the 9-year-old was found with serious injuries on Thursday evening.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 03, 2017 16:18 UTC