Boy, 16, charged after woman and girl allegedly found stabbed in family tragedy in Queensland

Police say emergency services found woman, 39, and girl, 11, with a number of wounds at home in Rosewood, west of Brisbane

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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a woman and a girl were allegedly found stabbed in a family tragedy in Queensland.

Queensland police said emergency services went to a home at Rosewood, west of Brisbane, on Thursday night, where they found the woman, 39, and the girl, 11, with a number of wounds to the abdomen.

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