The grief-stricken family of two boys who were found dead inside their Blue Mountains home have shared details of their heartbreak.
The boy’s father Nick Smith found his two sons, Russell, 11, and his younger brother Ben, 9, inside the Faulconbridge house just before 1pm on Tuesday.
The boys’ mother Trish Smith, 42, was arrested and spent Tuesday night under police guard in hospital, where she arrived in a stable condition.
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Nick said the loss of their “beautiful boys” had caused “unimaginable pain and distress”.
“Russell and Ben were happy, funny, outgoing boys, and were very much loved by their family and friends,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
“Like other boys their age, they loved sports, soccer, the Penrith Panthers, fishing, books, music, spending time with their friends and Max their pup.
“We cannot understand how our boys have been taken this way and we appreciate the kindness and compassion shown by the community.”
Nick added they were requesting privacy at this time.
Meanwhile, investigators have declined to speculate on what occurred before the brothers died but said they are not looking for any other parties.
Since the tragedy, bouquets of flowers, teddy bears and toy cars have been placed outside the family’s home.
Tributes to the boys were propped against the fence as a photo of the smiling, dark-haired siblings was publicly released by their family.
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