Mother charged with murder after death of two sons

The bodies of two boys were found by their father at a home in Faulconbridge on Tuesday. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

A mother of two boys who were found dead in a Blue Mountains home has been charged with two counts of murder.

Emergency services were called to a house in Faulconbridge on Tuesday following concerns for the welfare of a woman and two children.

The bodies of two boys - Russell, aged 11, and Ben Smith, nine - were allegedly found by their father at their Faulconbridge family home the same day.

NSW Police said the boys' 42-year-old mother was also found at the scene with stab wounds, and was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition.

She was released from hospital on Friday and taken to Parramatta Police Station, where she was charged with two counts of domestic violence-related murder, police said.

She was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.

The boys' father Nick Smith, who does not live at the Blue Mountains home, this week expressed disbelief at the tragedy while also calling for privacy.

"The loss of our two beautiful boys has caused unimaginable pain and distress," he said in a statement.

"Russell and Ben were happy, funny, outgoing boys and were very much loved by their family and friends."

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