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The mother of a three-year-old boy allegedly stabbed to death by his father had passed away just years before the tragic incident unfolded.
Police and paramedics found the toddler's body inside a unit in Riverwood alongside his father, 45, who had suffered serious injuries on Wednesday.
Emergency services were called to the property in south-west Sydney at 4pm after receiving a call from a female relative of the father.
It is understood police believe the 45-year-old man allegedly stabbed his son before turning the knife on himself.
Doctors at St George Hospital performed emergency surgery on the man and he is now in a stable condition under police guard.
According to police, the little boy's mother passed away a couple of years ago with the three-year-old believed to have been living with his father.
Police and paramedics found the toddler's body inside a unit in Riverwood alongside his father, 45, who had suffered serious injuries
Emergency services were called to the property in south-west Sydney at 4pm after receiving a call from a female relative of the father
Superintendent Sheridan Waldau (pictured) said it was a very 'traumatic' job for police to attend and the officers involved were being
