Mother charged with attempted murder of son in Moama, younger boy missing

A mother allegedly told onlookers "I had to drown my babies" after holding her two children under the water in the Murray River on the Victoria-New South Wales border, a court has heard.

The woman was extradited from Victoria to New South Wales on Friday night and charged for attempted murder of one of her sons.

One of the two boys, who are both aged under 10, is in hospital after being injured by a dog reacting to the scene at Moama on Thursday.

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