A woman reacts during a church service to remember eight children who were allegedly stabbed to death by their mother in the Cairns suburb of Manoora, Photo: /Dan Peled
As a community grieves, police have indicated the full investigation in to the death of eight children in a Cairns house will take a long time.
Raina Mersane Ina Thaiday, also known as Mersane Warria, remains under guard in hospital after she was charged with eight counts of murder.
Yesterday there were heartwrenching scenes as family members visited a memorial to their lost loved ones.
An interfaith church service was held in a local community hall as the residents and members of the community attempted to come to terms with what had happened among them.
