Cairns home to make way for memorial for eight murder victims

A house, where eight children were stabbed to death in Cairns in north Queensland in one of Australia's horrific massacres, will be demolished and the site transformed into a permanent memorial.
Queensland MP Gavin King said the local community does not want the house to remain at its Murray Street site in the suburb of Manoora.
"It is the right thing to do to help with the healing process," he said.
A memorial for the eight children would be established after consultation with the family and local community.
King, however, said it had not yet been decided what type of memorial would be built but the government would be guided by community wishes.

Four girls aged 14, 12, 11 and 2, and four boys aged nine, eight, six and five were found dead at the house last week.
37-year-old Mersane Warria has been charged with the murder of her seven children and her niece.
She's been refused bail and is recovering from stab wounds in Cairns Hospital.