The mother of two boys found dead in the Blue Mountains had been sacked from a government department on mental health grounds.
The bodies of two boys — Russell, aged 11, and Ben Smith, 9 — were found at their Faulconbridge family home on Tuesday.
Police are waiting to question their 42-year-old mother after she was taken from the scene to hospital with minor injuries.
NSW Premier Chris Minns confirmed reports the mother had previously been sacked from a government department job due to mental health issues.
“The information I’ve been given so far is … the employee was let go from a NSW government agency,” Minns said on Friday.
“It was challenged in the Industrial Relations Commission, the original decision of the government department was upheld, and I believe it was handled appropriately.”
The mother’s personal Facebook page is filled with photos of her and the children together, showing …